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Diocletian in strange paludamentum

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Lech Stępniewski:
I just came across this Diocletian medallion. The drapery (paludamentum) looks very strange for me. Extensive tooling? Forgery? For comparison example of the same type from Gnecchi.

Meepzorp:
Hi LS,

I think it has been severely tooled. The fields have also been smoothed.

Meepzorp

wolfgang336:
I agree that this is the product of heavy tooling. The drapery folds looked like they've been carved in rather than struck. 

SC:
His beard has been horribly tooled too.

His "drapery" reminds me of a "preppy" wearing a sweater in the 80s.

SC

Lech Stępniewski:

--- Quote from: SC on May 15, 2022, 08:09:29 am ---His "drapery" reminds me of a "preppy" wearing a sweater in the 80s.

--- End quote ---

You mean something like that?

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