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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 3635467, member: 82616&quot;]... or as close as realistically possible. Today I visited the Toledo Museum of Art and finally saw their famous marble bust of the emperor Domitian in the flesh (or parian marble).</p><p><br /></p><p>I also brought along a sestertius of Domitian to compare portraits.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]975466[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]975467[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]975468[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]975530[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A nearby curator must&#039;ve wondered what in the world I was doing when I pulled the coin below from my top pocket and posed with the bust.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]975469[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Domitian</b></p><p>Æ Sestertius, 25.82g</p><p>Rome mint, 81 AD</p><p>RIC 78 (C2). BMC 261.</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG P M; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: TR P COS VII DES VIII P P; S C in field; Minerva stg. l., with spear</p><p>Acquired from Vilmar, December 2018.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, the Classical Room has this beautiful Roman mosaic in the centre.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]975529[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I had a most enjoyable afternoon wandering around the fine collection of art, both ancient and modern. Best of all, admission is free! I highly recommend the next time you are in Toledo to check it out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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