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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Magnus Maximus, post: 2538360, member: 73473&quot;]Most people in the Ancient world thought of the Roman Emperors as towering semi divine individuals, this is in part thanks to a good PR department and because so few people actually saw their leader in person. Granted there were statues and paintings, but the average Roman probably never saw the Emperor in the flesh. Forunatatly the men who were around the Emperors, Senators, wrote most of the history books we have today and they usually include a description of the Emperor.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I&#039;ll start off by describing a Roman Emperor and providing the source and a coin of said Emperor.</p><p>Here is an Emperor who shares many physical traits that I do, Emperor Constantius II.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot; Low in statue; from waist to neck rather long, short legs; body strong, firm and capable of enduring toil; health preserved by riding, throwing the javelin, using the bow, and practicing military exercises, as well as by moderation in eating and drinking; complexion dark; eyes large and keen-sighted; hair soft, cheeks carefully shaven, smooth and healthy looking.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>And for a coin!!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]543569[/ATTACH]</p><p>Constantius II AR siliqua</p><p>351-55 CE</p><p>Constantinople mint</p><p><br /></p><p>Rev: VOTIS / XXX / MVLTIS / XXXX within wreath, Cºθ in ex</p><p><br /></p><p>Slight cabinet tone with super detail and metal!</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC 102</p><p><br /></p><p>3.11g</p><p><br /></p><p>21mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Source:<a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4172009.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4172009.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4172009.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Now let&#039;s see some coins and phenotypes of some Roman Emperors![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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