Long Neck

Just saw this on e-bay and was struck by the length of the neck....

 

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Long necks are funny, but the tiny arms Constantine-era coinage is even more hilarious. The emperors look like T-rexes.

 

Giraffaurelius

 

I really dislike the longneck portraits. But amusing none the less.

 

Claudius also with a long neck
27 x 28.5 mm, 10.35 g
Rome, 41 – 42 AD
Ref.: RIC² 100; Cohen 47;

 

This is a real man’s neck....

 

Reminds me of one of my brother-in-laws...

 

Exactly my first thought

 

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Profoundly out f the past..........

 

"The old, gold cloth Madonna, dancing to the fiddle and saw he slipped on the Wooden fish head..."

 

These aren't as disproportionate as Aurelian, but still not quite rat (pardon my Southern accent).

two from Gallienus






and three from Diocletian

 

Aurelian, AD 279-275.
Roman billon antoninianus, 3.61 gm, 20.6 mm.
Obv: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust, r.
Rev: FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated l., holding rudder and cornucopiae, wheel under seat; S in exergue.
Refs: RIC 128; MER/RIC 1466; CBN 452; Sear 11539; MIR 16, Hunter p. cx.

 

Well, since we are sharing the long necks, Caligula was one of the first to sport a long neck....

 

A couple fun long necks.

 

There are also pretty long necks

 

(Long-Neck Budweiser version)

RI Aurelian 270-275 CE AE Ant Concordia-Milit

I just always thought the concept of the long neck making them bigger-than-life rulers was conceited, and just plain stupid.

Gimme the bull-neck of the no-nonsense Vespasian ANY DAY!