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Offline David Atherton

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Double Portrait OTD
« on: March 30, 2015, 06:35:15 pm »
I was quite thrilled to receive this Vespasian didrachm today. https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-119632

Not excessively rare, but both portraits are quite remarkable.
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Re: Double Portrait OTD
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2015, 07:43:17 pm »
Nice one David.  I love these eastern portraits.  They seem to capture a realism of the individual.  It's very similar to mine.
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Re: Double Portrait OTD
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2015, 09:23:55 pm »
A wonderful coin, you really are getting two for the price of one is this case. Great portraits and interesting detail on the die axis.

Nemo
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Re: Double Portrait OTD
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2015, 11:22:34 pm »
Thanks guys for the kind compliments.

Jay, your example does look like it is engraved from the same hand, at the very least not worlds apart!

Nemo, I love these 2 for 1 portrait coins. Provincials certainly have an abundance of them.
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Re: Double Portrait OTD
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2015, 02:55:28 am »
What a great addition! The style of these portraits is fine yet distinct. Bravo!
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Re: Double Portrait OTD
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2015, 05:09:56 am »

Great find David, with fabulous portraits.

Steve
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Re: Double Portrait OTD
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2015, 08:32:32 am »
Thanks Dave and Steve for the kind words. Even though the style is very finely done, Titus comes off as Vitellesque in his portrait. Quite an interesting image of him.
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Re: Double Portrait OTD
« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2015, 04:22:30 pm »
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Re: Double Portrait OTD
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2015, 09:01:53 pm »
Quote from: John Anthony on March 31, 2015, 04:22:30 pm
Superb portraits!

Thanks John! The style of the portraits is what attracted me to the piece to begin with.
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Re: Double Portrait OTD
« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2015, 12:22:52 pm »
Quote from: David Atherton on March 30, 2015, 06:35:15 pm
I was quite thrilled to receive this Vespasian didrachm today. https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-119632

Not excessively rare, but both portraits are quite remarkable.

 I like this style..
 Congratulation..
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