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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 4588525, member: 110350&quot;]I happen not to think it&#039;s particularly funny to ridicule the appearance (and marriage prospects, as if that were related to appearance!) of empresses and other women on ancient coins, especially given that Antonia looks quite elegant on her statues.&nbsp; There are ugly coin portraits of almost everyone on Roman Imperial coins (and even more so on Roman Provincial coins; see my thread about the ugliest coin portrait ever, namely of Trajan on a provincial coin!).&nbsp; And, after all, I can&#039;t think of any Emperors or other men portrayed on Roman coins who were exactly Adonises.&nbsp; Who among them was known for being handsome, even in their youth?&nbsp; Among the 12 Caesars, perhaps Augustus?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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