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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Oborzos
From: simon.apekop at gmail.com (simon jessurun)
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:58:19 +0800
References: <516B3F1F.2000309@csdco.com> <CAE3QcF6EbZS3Dm7r9ckScYCZ6ogRMfrTUenwuMr6GFsyoLn8Kg@mail.gmail.com> <516C654F.7060802@csdco.com>

Pretty picture!
Simon Jessurun


On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 4:38 AM, John Nebel <john.nebel op csdco.com> wrote:

> 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 op csdco.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> <http://www.ancientmoney.org/****non_greek_kingdoms/oborzos_****tet.html<http://www.ancientmoney.org/**non_greek_kingdoms/oborzos_**tet.html>
>>> <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/**<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<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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