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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Drusus, post: 600187, member: 6370&quot;]Its certainly a matter of personal taste...by this time, most portraits of emperors on coins were stylized and did not depict the emperor as he was...these bronze issue more but the Bull bronze you speak of is equally stylized, just differently...but still rather odd looking. When I first started studying Julian&#039;s coinage these issues stood out when I found them in good shape and struck well. I waited and perused many coins until I found this one that was in decent condition. I personally love the somewhat oddball way they depict him on these issues...sometimes with wide eyes appearing to look almost like a berserker in some. Anyway...after a long wait I found a coin of his that I am very happy with (it was a bit expensive but I think it is a great example of the type) though I will probably eventually try to find a good example of his larger bull issues as well. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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