The worst portraits

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  1. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

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  3. Valentinian

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    I think the Kingdom of the Bosporus has a claim to bad portraits. Here's one from Thothorses (285-308)/ The coin is dated explicitly below the bust on the other side, 296/7. That means the man on the other side is a Roman ruler at the time--but who?

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    The coin is MacDonald 644/2.

    Because coins from the Kingdom of the Bosporus are dated we can identify the Roman emperor if there was only one emperor at that date. But in 296/7 the first tetrarchy was in power and, absent an identifying legend, we can not be sure which Roman it is. I don't think the portrait is good enough to help!
     
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    Agreed! This is Pharsanzes on the left, but is that Trebonianus Gallus, Valerian, or Gallienus blowing bubbles on the right?
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