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<p>[QUOTE="octavius, post: 4633206, member: 100777"]Thank you [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] for your kind words.It is difficult to determine if an emperor actually did look like his statue or even his coin portraits for that matter. [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER] has a good point in that archeologists often used coins to identify emperors. Mary Beard presented an interesting lecture on this very subject on youtube.-</p><p><font size="6"><b>Mistaken Identities: How to Identify a Roman Emperor</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p>I generally prefer coins that portray the emperor in a more human depiction rather than god-like.</p><p><br /></p><p>Tiberius seems to come in 2 flavors; the first seems more Augustus -like and idealized, the second appears to me to be more natural and individualized.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1145721[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1145726[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I had my greatest difficulty trying to find a Caligula that did not seem to portray him as a stiff caricature of Bart Simpson . </p><p>The first sestertius is beautiful, but his portrait is stiff. the second with him addressing the troops seems to moderate him. (this sest. was purchased from Tom Cederlind whom I miss). My As , from Numismatica Ars Classica, I believe captures a more realistic Caligula, a "kinder, gentler" appearing one if you will excuse the gross mischaracterization.[ATTACH=full]1145742[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1145744[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1145745[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1145747[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Claudius also comes in several varieties - a more regal, idealided Claudius, and one I find more human, flaws and all. my sestertii portray the former, and the asses give him a "softer" look ( and a much less prominent chin)...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1145749[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1145750[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1145751[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1145752[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="octavius, post: 4633206, member: 100777"]Thank you [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] for your kind words.It is difficult to determine if an emperor actually did look like his statue or even his coin portraits for that matter. [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER] has a good point in that archeologists often used coins to identify emperors. Mary Beard presented an interesting lecture on this very subject on youtube.- [SIZE=6][B]Mistaken Identities: How to Identify a Roman Emperor[/B][/SIZE] I generally prefer coins that portray the emperor in a more human depiction rather than god-like. Tiberius seems to come in 2 flavors; the first seems more Augustus -like and idealized, the second appears to me to be more natural and individualized. [ATTACH=full]1145721[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1145726[/ATTACH] I had my greatest difficulty trying to find a Caligula that did not seem to portray him as a stiff caricature of Bart Simpson . The first sestertius is beautiful, but his portrait is stiff. the second with him addressing the troops seems to moderate him. (this sest. was purchased from Tom Cederlind whom I miss). My As , from Numismatica Ars Classica, I believe captures a more realistic Caligula, a "kinder, gentler" appearing one if you will excuse the gross mischaracterization.[ATTACH=full]1145742[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1145744[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1145745[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1145747[/ATTACH] Claudius also comes in several varieties - a more regal, idealided Claudius, and one I find more human, flaws and all. my sestertii portray the former, and the asses give him a "softer" look ( and a much less prominent chin)... [ATTACH=full]1145749[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1145750[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1145751[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1145752[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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