Teen Spirit!

I’ll add an Alexander Severus:



And a Gordian III:

 

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All the Sev Alex coins posted above show him when he's older, so I thought I'd add some earlier issues to the thread. Here's his very first issue as Augustus, an accession Liberalitas dupondius:


And another rare 1st year dupondius:


Here he his looking very young on an Alexandrian tet dating to 222/3:


And a sestertius from 223:


He had a large team of advisors, thankfully!

 

I would say Octavian/Augustus. His situation demanded a lot of independence and strength.

 

And to the teenager posted above: Here’s grandmother, reminding you about prudence and sexual morals!

 

Well, how about a pre-teen? You can’t blame him for not quite making it to his teenage years.



Diadumenian AR denarius. M OPEL ANT DIADVMENIAN CAES Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / SPES PVBLICA Spes standing left, holding flower and lifting skirt. RIC 116, RSC 21. Sear 7450.

 

Julia Maesa I believe? I have one and in very similar condition. This coin always amazes me, oddly I actually think about it quite a bit. I like how the Romans had no shame in their appearance, if you were old you then looked old on your coin!

 

Yes, and this period has several «odd» portraits, like Maximus with the long chin, fat Balbinus and here old, up-tight Julia Maesa. I think this is a wonderful portrait.

 

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I feel like his Dad Maximinus must have been a giant of a person, with a big chin of course also.

Then you have Gordian III with an exaggerated forehead on some portraits.

 

ARCADIUS




HONORIUS


RI Honorius 393-343 AE3 15mm Arcadius and Honorius Stdg

 

Recent similar thread: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/looks-like-a-boy.356138/

 

A Caesar at Sweet Sixteen:


Roman Empire Sestertius - Emperor Nero - Roma Seated
Bronze, 33 mm, 22.48 gm, Catalog: RIC 356
Struck: AD 67 Rome

Obverse: Laureate head right
(IMP NERO) CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM PM TRP XIII PP
Reverse: Roma seated left on armor and holding long scepter
Large S C at sides, ROMA in exergue

Born: December 15, AD 37
Caesar: October 13, AD 54