Finn's Favorite Faces (Poll)

I'm enjoying these threads! I figured it would be fun to see how my favorite Roman portraits stack up against each other! It was tough picking just 10, but these are the ten that I probably come back to the most often!

What draws me to Roman coins the most is their portraiture, and so that is the metric by which I have chosen my top 10. You can choose to vote by portrait only, or overall - it's up to you!

1. Marcius Philippus AR Denarius
Head of Ancus Marcius, King of Rome
Figure riding horseback on the Aqua Marcia


2. Nero AR Denarius AR Denarius
IVPPITER CVSTOS


3. Trajan AR Denarius
SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI / ARAB ADQ, Arabia holding olive branch and bundle of cinnamon, camel at feet


4. Antoninus Pius as Caesar AR Denarius
TRIB POT COS, Diana standing with bow and arrow


5. Marcus Aurelius AR Denarius
TR P XXXI IMP VIIII COS III PP, Jupiter seated left


6. Caracalla AR Denarius
LIBERAL AVG VIIII, Liberalitas


7. Pupienus AR Antoninianus
CARITAS MVTVA AVGG, Clasped hands


8. Trebonianus Gallus AR Antoninianus
LIBERTAS AVGG


9. Quintillus AE Antoninianus
PROVIDEN AVG


10. Crispus AE Follis
PRINCIPIA IVVENTTVTIS, Mars standing


Thanks for looking and voting!

 

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Great line up Finn....
I went for the Trajan with that wonderful 'I know what I'm doing' expression!

 

Great coins! My favourite is the Trajan. Such a striking portrait. It is also a type I would love to have.

 

Great selection of portraits, and reverses are just as nice, for me I love your Marcius Philippus. His facial expression is priceless.

 

Those are all superb coins!

I had to vote Pupienus...

John

 

Great coins @Finn235

The Pupienus is amazing!
(That’s a weird sentence to say out loud )

 

I voted for #4, A.P. but all are very nice coins!

 

Tough choice but I went with the Pupienus .

 

The Trajan is an interesting type and the portrait is simply outstanding. I voted for it despite the fact that I love the Pupienus and was an early bidder on it in the CNG auction (earlier this year?). The Quintillus has an exceptional portrait as well.

 

Great idea! (Maybe I will copy you at some point, I'm a portrait guy at heart.) I voted based on portrait... for the T-bone! Partly because I thought he'd get neglected, but also because it's remarkably hard to get a nice portrait of him – I know, I've been trying – and that one is truly exceptional. (Fantastic strike on the reverse too, overall a great coin.) I also really really like the Marcius Philippus, the Pupienus, and the Quintillus.

 

All of them are excellent portraits; the one I like the most is Antoninus Pius

 

Great coins! my favorite is the Marcius Philippus. Both sides are of high quality. I like the detail on the reverse.