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<p>[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 5427621, member: 83845"]Nice coins [USER=80952]@ambr0zie[/USER] . Thanks for sharing!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nice coins [USER=79017]@Andres2[/USER] .</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Wonderful coin SA! This type of portrait is closer to what I had in mind when thinking about what a more realistic portrait of Faustina II would look like on a coin. I wish I would have taken a photo of her statue in the National Museum of Rome from the side like I usually do because she seems to have had very delicate features just as you say.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the purpose of the die engraver was to make a young woman look matronly they certainly succeeded. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Its interesting that you say the progression was from delicate toward the matron style. Before you told me that I would have guess the other way around where the mint workers individualized her from the features of her mother over time.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can see how one might get the impression that these portraits are one and the same though!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1235802[/ATTACH]</p><p>Left: Faustina II. Middle and Right: Faustina I</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Love this Punic War Denarius! One of the cool things about these is they are a bit bigger than what is usually expected of a denarius. Mine is almost 4.5 g. In hand its like a mix between a didrachm and a denarius. Plus you cant beat the history! Nice.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'll spare the forum another post of mine... I post it embarrassingly often upon reflection <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie89" alt=":spam:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That is a VERY nice portrait [USER=101013]@Limes[/USER] ![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 5427621, member: 83845"]Nice coins [USER=80952]@ambr0zie[/USER] . Thanks for sharing! Nice coins [USER=79017]@Andres2[/USER] . Wonderful coin SA! This type of portrait is closer to what I had in mind when thinking about what a more realistic portrait of Faustina II would look like on a coin. I wish I would have taken a photo of her statue in the National Museum of Rome from the side like I usually do because she seems to have had very delicate features just as you say. If the purpose of the die engraver was to make a young woman look matronly they certainly succeeded. :smuggrin: Its interesting that you say the progression was from delicate toward the matron style. Before you told me that I would have guess the other way around where the mint workers individualized her from the features of her mother over time. You can see how one might get the impression that these portraits are one and the same though! [ATTACH=full]1235802[/ATTACH] Left: Faustina II. Middle and Right: Faustina I Love this Punic War Denarius! One of the cool things about these is they are a bit bigger than what is usually expected of a denarius. Mine is almost 4.5 g. In hand its like a mix between a didrachm and a denarius. Plus you cant beat the history! Nice. I'll spare the forum another post of mine... I post it embarrassingly often upon reflection :spam::eek::D That is a VERY nice portrait [USER=101013]@Limes[/USER] ![/QUOTE]
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