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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 3112435, member: 80783&quot;]Same problem here. For some reason bronzes of Pupienus usually come in a better state of preservation than those of his colleague, considering that they must have been minted in exactly the same quantities.</p><p>I can only guess that either Pupienus and his coins have been held in higher regard after 238 or that the usually higher reliefs of Pupienus´ bearded portrait have stood circulation better than the flat depictions of Pupienus which lack such clear outlines.</p><p><br /></p><p>My Balbinus is not perfect due to his somehow smoothed facial features, but it is way better than the flat and ugly specimen I replaced it with.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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