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<p>[QUOTE="Julius Germanicus, post: 2726890, member: 80783"]There have been other rare Imperial coins displaying full facing obverse portraits before (Denari of Augustus, a Bronze Medallion of Commodus) and after (a Carausius Antoninianus and various designs by Maxentius, Constantinus I, and the Licinii), before they became standard designs from Constantius II onwards, but I believe these two Aurei of Postumus (the second one depicting the Emperor radiate, so it might actually be a Binio) and the gold Quinarius of Tetricus are unmatched in style and amongst the unobtainable prizes in Roman numismatics (all three are of course unique and in Museums). Sigh...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]619111[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]619112[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]619110[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I´ve got nothing to offer myself but maybe some of you have a facing bust type to show <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Julius Germanicus, post: 2726890, member: 80783"]There have been other rare Imperial coins displaying full facing obverse portraits before (Denari of Augustus, a Bronze Medallion of Commodus) and after (a Carausius Antoninianus and various designs by Maxentius, Constantinus I, and the Licinii), before they became standard designs from Constantius II onwards, but I believe these two Aurei of Postumus (the second one depicting the Emperor radiate, so it might actually be a Binio) and the gold Quinarius of Tetricus are unmatched in style and amongst the unobtainable prizes in Roman numismatics (all three are of course unique and in Museums). Sigh... [ATTACH=full]619111[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]619112[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]619110[/ATTACH] I´ve got nothing to offer myself but maybe some of you have a facing bust type to show :)[/QUOTE]
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