Posted 11/07/2017 4:09 pm
The artistry amazes me more than anything. India actually struck coins much smaller than the Greeks ever did, but those were at best highly stylized line drawings. I had eyed this one a while ago, but obviously didn't drop $220 on a third of a gram of silver:
https://www.cNGCoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=344794
But the fact that the ancient celator was able to engrave such a realistic bust on a 6mm die is beyond comprehension for me.
https://www.cNGCoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=344794
But the fact that the ancient celator was able to engrave such a realistic bust on a 6mm die is beyond comprehension for me.
A very awesome,nice Greek one you got there and yes The early Greek,Indian little ones are sometimes hard to I.D. but it's fun. I've got a few of Emperor Ashoka of the Maurya Dynasty of India too. That are very small but nice and my favorite one I got has a elephant too
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