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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cherd, post: 8561309, member: 24754&quot;]While searching around for historical information about people on Roman coins, or while searching for potential additions to my collections, I occasionally come across something that makes me chuckle. (I do not own any of these items)</p><p><br /></p><p>One of my favorites is this medallion of Decentius. There&#039;s something about the combination of over-sized head, under-sized body, tiny spear, and Emmy Award looking thing (Victory?) in his left hand that makes me want to stare at this thing all day! I remember happening upon a CoinTalk thread where a member posted their example of one of these, but I don&#039;t remember who it was or which thread it was in.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1510711[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And then there is this Licinius II Aureus. If the cockeyed eyeballs weren&#039;t enough <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, then the astoundingly chubby face, squared-off hairdo, and flared-out ears certainly take it over the top! Gotta give them credit for attempting the face-on perspective though, hadn&#039;t been done much up to this point.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1510708[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess Valentinian III&#039;s die engravers didn&#039;t feel compelled to fully utilize the space that was available to them! If the neck wasn&#039;t so long, then the entire bust would be within the bottom half of the coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1510712[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>While not a coin, I can&#039;t imagine that Licinius I was happy when he saw this bust of himself. I mean, what is he looking at? A fly that had landed on his forehead?! And that mouth! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1510707[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope you guys find these examples as amusing as I do. Any of you have examples of ancient coinage that tickled your funny bone?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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