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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tejas, post: 7701243, member: 84905&quot;]This is a fantastic resource! So the letter Gamma in the field indicates the denomination or weight standard.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder if it would be possible to identify the barbarians that are depicted on the FEL TEMP series, for example by comparing them with depictions from other sources. Below are are four pictures of barbarians. The first two I stole from Doug Smith&#039; website, the last two are from my coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the first two pictures may show the same type of barbarian in different poses. The distinctive features are the hairdo, with long curls in the back and the wide trousers with decorations running along the legs.</p><p><br /></p><p>The third picture shows a barbarian with beard and unkempt hair. He is also wearing trousers, but without the decorations.</p><p>The fourth pictures shows a barbarian with a very distinctive headgear, i.e. a cap with three (?) points.</p><p>Romes&#039; main enemies in the 4th century were: 1) the Parthians, 2) the Scythians (an anarchic term that actually referred to Germanic Goths; and 3) Germanic Alamans and Franks.</p><p>I guessing, but I think pictures 1 and 2 may show Parthians, picture 3 may show an Alamanic or Frankish warrior and picture 4 a Goths.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, it may be more likely that these images depict barbarian topoi. Hence, they may not represent particular peoples, but just Roman cliches of barbarians.</p><p><br /></p><p>Alternatively, picture 1, 2 and 4 may show eastern barbarians and picture 3 may show a northern barbarian.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1321707[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1321708[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1321709[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1321710[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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