New purchase….480~450 BC

Herb_T

Thrace. Apollonia Pontica circa 480-450 BC. Drachm AR
14 mm, 3,16 g

JohnnyCache

I don't know diddly about ancients but I always enjoyed these pieces with a somewhat comical face.
Congrats.

Sapyx

Re: the "comical face".

The ancient Greek philosophy of life was that, for something to be truly useful, it had to be beautiful as well as functional. Which is why they put such effort into decorating what we moderners might consider to be mundane, everyday objects like cups, and coins. But for some cities like Apollonia, the ancient Greek artists had a quandary, because the city had chosen as it's emblem a gorgon - a mythical creature so notoriously ugly, it could turn you into stone just by looking at its face.

So, how do you resolve the conflict between two opposing directives, "make it look beautiful" and "make it look ugly"? Their solution: make it look comical.

amwldcoin

Now that's different! Are all the flans that shape?

Herb_T

@amwldcoin said:
Now that's different! Are all the flans that shape?

No……they can be different and even have cracks….