Ancients: Guess the Ruler

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  1. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

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  3. dougsmit

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  4. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Germanicus is correct. Caligula does look similar-- not surprising since he is the son of Germanicus. Caligula portraits tend to have a higher forehead and slightly upturned nose.

    This As needs a reshoot.

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  5. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

  6. dougsmit

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    No more easy ones unless you collect these...
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  7. Nicholas Molinari

    Nicholas Molinari Well-Known Member

  8. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    No, you will be embarassed.
     
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  9. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    :D

    Nick, it's Greek. Doug posted it fairly recently and when I thought I knew who it was, I did a search (cheated :oops:) so I'll sit this one out. I was right though :D
     
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  10. dougsmit

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    Problem: I have a lot of coins but when you subtract the ones without ruler portraits and the ones with ridiculously obvious ones (like all my Septimius Severus coins), I'm running low on coins I have not shown. I admit posting this in response to:
    Here is another clue: I don't consider this Greek but the current Greek government would according to another recent post. We could ask what 'Greek' is from a coin standpoint.
     
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  11. Nicholas Molinari

    Nicholas Molinari Well-Known Member

    That's funny because I was thinking it looked so familiar but just assumed it was Roman!
     
  12. Nicholas Molinari

    Nicholas Molinari Well-Known Member

    I still don't know who it is either!
     
  13. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    I wish I had a gold coin of his. At least I'd know for sure it was good gold.
     
  14. Nicholas Molinari

    Nicholas Molinari Well-Known Member

    Ah, now I have a good idea as to who it is. I've already guessed so I'll let someone else get it.
     
  15. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Alexander III of Macedon
     
  16. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

  17. Aidan_()

    Aidan_() Numismatic Contributor

    Is it a Greek provincial?
     
  18. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

  19. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    The clue about good gold referred to this king and his science tech associate famous for his principles still taught in high school. The clue about the Greek government referred to the thread showing Greek paper money decorated with Italian (Magna Graecia) coins which the current Italian government claims as theirs. The king in question is not shown below but his city is.
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    The king is not shown below but his crown is.
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  20. Nicholas Molinari

    Nicholas Molinari Well-Known Member

    And I was thinking Prolemaic! I'm just downright bad at this game!
     
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  21. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    I hear ya ... I am destined for a mere participation badge as well!!

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    (psych)


    ... but it's all in the way that you play the game, right? (good times)
     
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