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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2604133, member: 82616&quot;]Both you Bing rightly pick up on the difference between early portraits of Domitian and later ones struck after 82. In 82 when Domitian overhauled the mint he increased both the weight and fineness of the denarius. In addition to the technical changes made, new engravers were brought in and began transitioning to a more idealised style. IMHO, the years 84-88 saw the finest portraits his mint was able to produce. They of course were not accurate portraits and quite the opposite of the veristic style employed under Vespasian and Titus.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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