THE LAST DAYS OF PAGAN ROME - Authentic Roman Bronze Coin in Mini Album - Genuine Roman Ancient Antique from 240-324 AD - Historical Souvenir with Certificate of Authenticity 4.5 out of 5 stars 37 $14.95 $ 14. 2017 Silver Hobo Nickel collection is Roman Booteen’s adaptation of Albrecht Durer’s 1513 “Knight, Death and The Devil”. Roman Booteen's hobo coin for 2017 features a twisted and ghoulish tree, representing all that makes us feel wary on a dark night in the woods. Roman Booteen turns ordinary coins and lighters into one-of-a-kind handheld works of art. The detail is incredible!Permission granted by Roman Booteen.
Russian Artist Roman Booteen has developed quite a fan-following on Instagram where he shares photos and videos of his masterpieces.
While hand-graved coins alone are cause for fascination, this artist has also added incredible Mechanical elements to his coins too which make the coins a marvel of both engineering and art.
Roman Booteen Heart Coin
Roman Booteen Coins
Russian artist Roman Booteen (featured previously) continues to create some of the most interesting ‘Hobo nickels‘ we’ve ever seen.In his latest artwork, Boo.
His latest piece is a coin with an intricate carving of a knight and a lady gazing at a dip in the wall. However, there is a hidden delight to the coin. In the video shared by the artist on his Instagram, the shows that the Knight’s sword can actually be removed and then used to push inside a tiny notch at the top of the coin. Ticket freeroll pokerstars. Doing so open ups a small covering that reveals a golden goblet inside.
Booteen has carved over fifty such coins each a masterpiece. He also carves other things like cigarette lighter carvings which are equally impressive. These videos show some of his pieces.
Roman Booteen Instagram
Check out Boteen’s impressive portfolio on his Instagram for viewing the whole range of his beautiful coins packed with small engineering surprises.
Roman Booteen Replica Coins
Russian artist Roman Booteen (featured previously here and here) recently unveiled his latest ‘Hobo nickel‘ featuring a beating heart.
Using a US Silver dollar (Morgan), Booteen made a beating heart with a clever turning mechanism shown below. The coin is one-of-a-kind and Booteen has no plans to make any more of this design in the future. He says he will eventually put it up for sale/auction at a random time in the future.
For more, you can follow Roman on Instagram and Facebook.
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