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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 4538094, member: 51347&quot;][USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER] , that is a great coin.&nbsp; I like the idea of transitional portraits, because they probably did not last long, and if they DID mint them too long, I am sure the Emperors staff would had taken stern measures.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>TRANSITIONAL PORTRAIT</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>OTHO</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Where&#039;s the wig?&nbsp; This is a laureate head, and it just doesn&#039;t have that typical Otho look for his hair.</p><p><br /></p><p>This guy was not around too long, so I imagine getting all the busts out to the mints, retooling and changing up the dies, pounding a bunch at full speed, and distribution probably was a &quot;pain&quot; for the Mints everywhere.&nbsp; I am sure the earliest dies were probably guesses...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1123540[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Imperial</p><p>Egypt, Alexandria.</p><p>Otho. Jan. - Apr., CE 69.</p><p>Billon AR Tetradrachm, 23mm, 11.9gms;</p><p>Year 1; Egypt-Alexandria.</p><p>Obv.:AVTOK MAΓ OΘΩNOΣ KAIΣ ΣEB; Laureate head right, L A in right field</p><p>Rev: RΩ-MA; Helmeted, cuirassed bust of Roma right.</p><p>Emmett 186</p><p>Ex: [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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