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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3612980, member: 56859&quot;]Hmm.&nbsp; At a glance the portraits look very close but I carefully drew an outline of the RPC 16578 coin and tried to overlay it on Pellinore&#039;s coin.&nbsp; It&#039;s difficult given the condition of both, but even accounting for distortion due to wear I can&#039;t make it fit.&nbsp; I tried different sizing and rotation strategies and ended up using the ear as the keystone.&nbsp; Notice in particular nose/lip area (distance between and relationship of the bottom of the nose to the upper lip), the angle of the jaw, and the neck.&nbsp; They are different in a way that can&#039;t be entirely due to wear and other types of post-strike distortion.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]967604[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m away from my books and will have to explore the possible legends later.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find it very difficult distinguish LV from MA on Alexandrian coins and am wrong as often as I am right, so legends and other data are very important for accurate ID.&nbsp; My first impression of the coin&#039;s portrait is that it is Marcus Aurelius but a coin toss would be just as accurate <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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