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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 8202386, member: 84744&quot;]I find these comparisons fascinating too.&nbsp; Though I think your two SA coins don&#039;t really count, given how much later the Rome mint denarius is.&nbsp; Unfortunately I don&#039;t have an early Rome mint denarius to show, but here&#039;s a dupondius:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1437609[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And here&#039;s another Antioch denarius from 222-223:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1437614[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Getting the dates comparable makes less of a difference for Gordie, but here are two from around the same time.&nbsp; First, Rome:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1437617[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Antioch:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1437618[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Generally, comparing portraits from the same time tends to make the differences less stark.&nbsp; Except maybe for Sep Sev, but I&#039;m not the one to post those.&nbsp; (And then there&#039;s Alexandria!)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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