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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 7859215, member: 44316"]This is generally regarded as true, but it does not mean that an experienced collector can't tell them apart by portrait alone. The tetarchal "style" is new to the Romans and the coins, but they still have some individual features (e.g. in the east, Constantius is portrayed with curls in his beard. Maximian has an upturned nose.) </p><p><br /></p><p>Portraits also depend upon the mint. Nicomedia has the largest "bull neck" portraits. If you would like to compare portraits of the four rulers of the first tetrarchy, here is a site to do just that on folles a.k.a. nummi):</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/tetrarchy/bymint.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/tetrarchy/bymint.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/tetrarchy/bymint.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1354498[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantius as Caesar</p><p><b>Alexandria</b></p><p>27-24 mm. 11.42 grams.</p><p>FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES</p><p>Note the curls in his beard. Curls only appear on coins of eastern mints.</p><p>S in left field A over P in right field</p><p>ALE in exergue</p><p><i>RIC</i> Alexandria 35a "c. 302-303"[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 7859215, member: 44316"]This is generally regarded as true, but it does not mean that an experienced collector can't tell them apart by portrait alone. The tetarchal "style" is new to the Romans and the coins, but they still have some individual features (e.g. in the east, Constantius is portrayed with curls in his beard. Maximian has an upturned nose.) Portraits also depend upon the mint. Nicomedia has the largest "bull neck" portraits. If you would like to compare portraits of the four rulers of the first tetrarchy, here is a site to do just that on folles a.k.a. nummi): [URL]http://augustuscoins.com/ed/tetrarchy/bymint.html[/URL] [ATTACH=full]1354498[/ATTACH] Constantius as Caesar [B]Alexandria[/B] 27-24 mm. 11.42 grams. FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES Note the curls in his beard. Curls only appear on coins of eastern mints. S in left field A over P in right field ALE in exergue [I]RIC[/I] Alexandria 35a "c. 302-303"[/QUOTE]
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