12-21-2013, 04:47 AM
Very nice as always Rado.
I've posted this before but I don't remember where. On most of Antony's legionary coins you can clearly see that the pole is visible through the disc. In other words it looks like a pole with a ring and then a disc in the middle. Or possibly a tube in which the pole slides through the middle of the disc. The die cutter went out of his way to show it like this since it would have been easier to just cut out a circle rather than two circles with a line between them. If that's not clear what I mean take a look at the picture below. Also on better preserved specimens the pole looks like it is carved and twisted rather than smooth. Any thoughts about this or has anyone made one in this way?
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I've posted this before but I don't remember where. On most of Antony's legionary coins you can clearly see that the pole is visible through the disc. In other words it looks like a pole with a ring and then a disc in the middle. Or possibly a tube in which the pole slides through the middle of the disc. The die cutter went out of his way to show it like this since it would have been easier to just cut out a circle rather than two circles with a line between them. If that's not clear what I mean take a look at the picture below. Also on better preserved specimens the pole looks like it is carved and twisted rather than smooth. Any thoughts about this or has anyone made one in this way?
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[attachment=8599]660024.jpg[/attachment]
"The evil that men do lives after them;
The good is oft interred with their bones"
Antony
The good is oft interred with their bones"
Antony
