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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;philologus_1, post: 24642581, member: 92212&quot;]It&#039;s always interesting to compare profiles of ruler portraits.&nbsp; The noses often vary.&nbsp; But what I find more interesting than Thrax&#039;s nose is his chin. Some chins are quasi-caricaturizations.&nbsp; Existent marble busts attributed to him also vary in regard to his chin.&nbsp; But it would seem safe to surmise that Thrax&#039;s chin was in some way pronounced.&nbsp; I really like the example posted above by [USER=128351]@GinoLR[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p>When I purchased my representative coin for this ruler, I sought out one with a slightly protruding chin. Here is my example:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1568312[/ATTACH]</p><p>MAXIMINUS I THRAX 235-6 AD. AR denarius, Providentia. Mint: Rome</p><p>Obv: IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate bust right, draped &amp; cuirassed. (Nice example of his protruding chin portrait.)</p><p>Rev: PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing facing, head left, wand with right arm over globe at foot below, holding cornucopiae in left arm.</p><p>Diam.: 19 mm.&nbsp; Weight: 2.43 gr.</p><p>Attrib.: RSC 77a.&nbsp; RIC IV-2 13.&nbsp; BMC 86.&nbsp; Cohen 275.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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