Ancients: Guess the Ruler

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I wish I had a Marinus! This guy is nowhere near as rare.

 

Hint: @Bing has a sestertius of this dude, and he died in the year of the six Emperors.

 

Gaius Julius Verus Maximus

 

You got it!


Macedonia, Thessalonica. Maximus Caesar AE28
AE 28, 12.52 gr. G IOULOUHR MAXIMOC KE, bare-headed, draped bust right / QECCALONIKEWN, Nike walking left, holding Kabeiros and palm branch. Mionnet Supp. III, 985; BMC 115 var.

 

Here's an easy one..

 

Gordy the Third

 

Yeah

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus Rome mint, 4th officina. 8th-11th emissions, AD 240-243. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVTI AVGVSTI,Hercules standing facing, head right, resting right hand on hip and placing left on club set on rock; lion skin beside club. RIC IV 95; RSC 404.
5.3g 23mm

 

Looks like its my turn then. This one will probably be easy as well

 

Oh my. I had to stare at it for a full minute before I saw the portrait, or at least I think I now see a portrait. Front-facing??

At first I was focusing on the relief on at the top right, which looks like a nose in profile but is probably hair.

Looks like a job for a specialist, so I'll just sit here and wait for someone else to guess .

 

Leo?

 

Is that one of dem Ostrogoth fellas?

 

Maurice?

 

Anastasius

 

Its hard to guess the ruler with absolutely no facial detail - that just entertains wild guessing. Justinian?

 

I think Steve is on to something with it being one of the gothic kings.

 

Oh, wait. Its a facing portrait. I thought it was profile. So worn!

 

Possibly...

 

Witiges?

 

Baduila?