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<p>[QUOTE="1934 Wreath Crown, post: 5157847, member: 76965"]Sorry I wasn't very clear in my OP. I meant to say is that where the bulk of the coins of a particular king/emperor/monarch are struck with a right facing bust then the odd one struck left facing may well be rare and vice-versa. </p><p><br /></p><p>I should have also clarified I was referring to modern GB coinage. You are right in saying the older/medieval coinage either had no portrait or the portrait (mostly front facing) bore no resemblance to the monarch. Although side facing portraits were used on several early issues it would appear that side profile portraits became more universal around Elizabeth I's time and front facing portraits gradually began to lose their popularity. With the exception of some gold issues, most of the coinage of the later Tudors appear to have side facing portraits.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="1934 Wreath Crown, post: 5157847, member: 76965"]Sorry I wasn't very clear in my OP. I meant to say is that where the bulk of the coins of a particular king/emperor/monarch are struck with a right facing bust then the odd one struck left facing may well be rare and vice-versa. I should have also clarified I was referring to modern GB coinage. You are right in saying the older/medieval coinage either had no portrait or the portrait (mostly front facing) bore no resemblance to the monarch. Although side facing portraits were used on several early issues it would appear that side profile portraits became more universal around Elizabeth I's time and front facing portraits gradually began to lose their popularity. With the exception of some gold issues, most of the coinage of the later Tudors appear to have side facing portraits.[/QUOTE]
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