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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 8024217, member: 91461&quot;]I&#039;ve picked up a few coins for their unique artistry lately showing some of our favorite emperors unlike how we are used to seeing them and thought it would be fun to share them and see some of yours.</p><p>First off is this, what I assume is either a very early portrait of Vespasian looking much more like his predecessor, Galba meets the Frankenstein Monster or just a die cutter taking some extreme artistic liberties:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1390576[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><u>VESPASIAN</u></b></p><p>Denarius. Minted AD 69-70 . ASIA MINOR. Anv.: IMP. CAES. VESPAS. AVG. Laureate head to the right. Rev .: AVG within laurel. 3.42 grs. Dark patina. Nice piece. EBC / Vespasianus. Nice coin with dark patina and extremely fine. C-36b; RIC-311; BMC-497. Purchased from Soler y Llach Oct 2021</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1390582[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Then I have my rather different take on Trajan. Though it is an imitative fouree, Trajan looks more like a grumpy old man who is likely to yell at you to get off his lawn then one of the baddest militaristic leaders of all time.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1390574[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Trajan, 98-117.</b> Denarius (Subaeratus, 18 mm, 2.94 g, 6 h), a contemporary plated imitation, after 113. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Trajan to right, seen from behind. <i>Rev.</i> S•P•Q•R•OPTIMO PRINCIPI Trajan&#039;s Column: column surmounted by statue of Trajan standing left, holding patera and scepter, and set on podium decorated with eagles. BMC 452. Cohen 558. RIC 292. Woytek 425v. Nicely toned. Minor breaks in plating<i>, otherwise,</i> very fine.</p><p>Purchased from Leu Numismatiks Aug 2021</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1390611[/ATTACH]</p><p>Not sure how anyone could think this creepy big headed boy could look like Caracalla...unless they got to know him that is:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1390575[/ATTACH]</p><p>Caracalla ? (198-217). Mesopotamia, Edessa. Æ (17mm, 3.80g, 6h). Laureate head r. R/ Turreted head of Tyche l. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 205. Brown patina. Purchased from Dara October 2021</p><p><br /></p><p>And lastly, my latest Gallienus doesn&#039;t appear to have a single hair on his neck nor mullet. I don&#039;t know who this imposter is but doubt he&#039;d have the chutzpah to let his dad get carried off to be made into a human footstool!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1390577[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><u>GALLIENUS</u></b></p><p>253-268 AD. Antoninianus (20mm, 3.42 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 5th emission, circa 257-260 AD. IMP GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / VICTORIA GE-RMAN, Victory advancing right, holding palm, presenting wreath to Gallienus, who stands left, holding globe and spear. Cf. RIC V 452; MIR 36, 1603b; RSC 1173 var. (spear not sceptre)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1390610[/ATTACH]</p><p>(Now THAT is a neckbeard!)</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]SECVGN4Bsgg[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So please share your coins that don&#039;t look like who they are supposed to or make them look really funny![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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