Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh, that depends on the artist! I have seen one decadrachm collection in my life (in the 80s), about 30 extraordinairy coins... The finesse of these coins was as good as the finesse of the tetradrachms, depending on the artist. Something you see with all the ancient coins. These antique coins are even more amazing when you consider that the artists did not have all the modern tools to do the engravings! That's a nice solidus! Mine is a Focas <http://ventesuroffres.free.fr/images/monnaies/vso/v05/v05_0565.jpg > All the best from the south of France! Tarek ------------------------------------------------- Tarek Charara <http://www.pix-that-stimulate.com> NO ARCHIVE Le 20 mars 10 ? 19:32, John Nebel a ?crit : > Tarek, > > Decadrachms are certainly bigger, but they don't they often lack the > finesse of the smaller coins? > > A solidus link - your remark about your solidus made me think of this: > > http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v13n10a13.html > > John