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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 5621669, member: 110350"][USER=98035]@Finn235[/USER], those are wonderful portraits. Whether or not they actually resemble the people they portray, they certainly look like they could!</p><p><br /></p><p>My only coin of Germanicus, minted under Caligula. It's nothing to write home about, but I like the fact that his profile is clear, you can see some of his hair, and the obverse legend is easily readable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Germanicus (died 19 AD, father of Caligula [Gaius] & brother of Claudius), AE As, Memorial issue struck under Caligula, 40-41 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Bare head left, GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N / Rev. Legend C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG P M TR P IIII P P around large S C in center. RIC I Caligula [Gaius] 50, Sear RCV I 1822. BMCRE 74 (Caligula), Cohen 4. 28 mm., 11.99 g., 6 h</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1242192[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 5621669, member: 110350"][USER=98035]@Finn235[/USER], those are wonderful portraits. Whether or not they actually resemble the people they portray, they certainly look like they could! My only coin of Germanicus, minted under Caligula. It's nothing to write home about, but I like the fact that his profile is clear, you can see some of his hair, and the obverse legend is easily readable. Germanicus (died 19 AD, father of Caligula [Gaius] & brother of Claudius), AE As, Memorial issue struck under Caligula, 40-41 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Bare head left, GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N / Rev. Legend C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG P M TR P IIII P P around large S C in center. RIC I Caligula [Gaius] 50, Sear RCV I 1822. BMCRE 74 (Caligula), Cohen 4. 28 mm., 11.99 g., 6 h [ATTACH=full]1242192[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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