This question is not the same as Adding coins inside a ring of coins

From a pile of equal size perfectly round coins take eighteen and make a perfect ring. Show that you can fit at least sixteen more coins inside the ring.

Not a solution because twelve is not sixteen.

Please, do so without resorting to a computer, without "lateral thinking" and without referencing http://packomania.com/ or friends.

Note: The intended solution is pretty symmetric. The task is mostly about proving that it works.