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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Oborzos
From: john.nebel at csdco.com (John Nebel)
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:38:39 -0600
References: <516B3F1F.2000309@csdco.com> <CAE3QcF6EbZS3Dm7r9ckScYCZ6ogRMfrTUenwuMr6GFsyoLn8Kg@mail.gmail.com>

Geoff, thanks.


John

On 4/14/2013 11:17 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:
> John this is another part of history with which I am completely unfamiliar!
> Sterling work by you and what an interesting style the artist had. This
> somehow looks like a modern animation of a face, if that makes sense.
>
> ps, sorry about the sterling reference.
>
>
> *If you want to take more interesting pictures,
> stand in front of more interesting stuff* -- Joe McNally
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
>
> On 15 April 2013 09:43, John Nebel <john.nebel at csdco.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> <http://www.ancientmoney.org/**non_greek_kingdoms/oborzos_**tet.html<http://www.ancientmoney.org/non_greek_kingdoms/oborzos_tet.html>
>>>
>>
>> Click on the green text for a larger image, on the images to see the
>> opposite side of the coin.
>>
>> Oborzos lived in a place and time of which little is known, the coins
>> being some of the best evidence it even happened.
>>
>> By way of comparison, <http://www.mfa.org/**collections/object/**
>> tetradrachm-of-kingdom-of-**persis-with-head-of-vahuberz-**oborzos-3210<http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/tetradrachm-of-kingdom-of-persis-with-head-of-vahuberz-oborzos-3210>>
>> is in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. (different die)
>>
>> Comments welcome.
>>
>> John
>>
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Replies: Reply from simon.apekop at gmail.com (simon jessurun) ([Leica] IMG: Oborzos)
In reply to: Message from john.nebel at csdco.com (John Nebel) ([Leica] IMG: Oborzos)
Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] IMG: Oborzos)