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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 7752283, member: 98035"]Superb pick-up! </p><p><br /></p><p>Looking at it, I wonder if yours isn't the same hand that engraved my new Titus as Caesar denarius - mine definitely isn't as "wow!" but I see some definite stylistic similarities</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1327561[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My all-time favorite Roman Portrait is this snarling, intensely-staring-down Caracalla, that the engraver took the time to engrave individual nose wrinkles</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1327571[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Better lighting:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1327572[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Some other favorite portraits (I'm a sucker for a fine style portrait, which used to be the exclusive focus of my Roman collection)</p><p><br /></p><p>Trebonianus Gallus</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1327578[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Trajan</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1327579[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Quintillus</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1327580[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I believe this was engraved by the engraver of his Aurei:</p><p><a href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=4784&lot=766" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=4784&lot=766" rel="nofollow">https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=4784&lot=766</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Marcus Aurelius</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1327581[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Pupienus</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1327597[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Probus</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1327599[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Antoninus Pius as Caesar</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1327601[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>(These are usually good, but [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] has one that is spectacular!)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 7752283, member: 98035"]Superb pick-up! Looking at it, I wonder if yours isn't the same hand that engraved my new Titus as Caesar denarius - mine definitely isn't as "wow!" but I see some definite stylistic similarities [ATTACH=full]1327561[/ATTACH] My all-time favorite Roman Portrait is this snarling, intensely-staring-down Caracalla, that the engraver took the time to engrave individual nose wrinkles [ATTACH=full]1327571[/ATTACH] Better lighting: [ATTACH=full]1327572[/ATTACH] Some other favorite portraits (I'm a sucker for a fine style portrait, which used to be the exclusive focus of my Roman collection) Trebonianus Gallus [ATTACH=full]1327578[/ATTACH] Trajan [ATTACH=full]1327579[/ATTACH] Quintillus [ATTACH=full]1327580[/ATTACH] I believe this was engraved by the engraver of his Aurei: [URL]https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=4784&lot=766[/URL] Marcus Aurelius [ATTACH=full]1327581[/ATTACH] Pupienus [ATTACH=full]1327597[/ATTACH] Probus [ATTACH=full]1327599[/ATTACH] Antoninus Pius as Caesar [ATTACH=full]1327601[/ATTACH] (These are usually good, but [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] has one that is spectacular!)[/QUOTE]
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