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Message:: [QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7652080, member: 110350"]I was going to mention Maximinus Thrax as well, as an emperor who never saw Rome during his reign. Here's my one Imperial denarius of Macrinus, notable for its very light weight. Certainly not a short beard, but I don't know if one would call it medium or long: Macrinus AR Denarius 217 AD, Obv. Laureate head right, IMP C M OPEL MACRINVS AVG   / Rev. Securitas standing, facing, leaning on a column, head left, holding a scepter, PONTIF MAX TR P COS PP. RIC IV-2 24, RSC III 62, Sear RCV II 7347. 19 mm., 1.58 g. [ATTACH=full]1315591[/ATTACH] I've posted my Roman Provincial coins of Macrinus & Diadumenian (from Marcianopolis) and of Diadumenian alone (from Nicopolis ad Istrum) within the last day or so, in the Marcianopolis and Artemis threads, so I won't repeat the descriptions here: [ATTACH=full]1315596[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1315597[/ATTACH] By the way, do we have a convention here on whether to spell those cities' names with a "c" (Latin) or a "k" (Greek)? It seems to me that even though the legends on the coins of those cities under Roman rule were in Greek, the cities themselves were named by Rome. For that reason, I spell them with a "c." But I see that others differ.[/QUOTE]