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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3153587, member: 56859&quot;]I&#039;m going to post the questions and answers here in this thread now so if you&#039;re reading this and haven&#039;t taken the quiz... and if you <i>want</i> to take the quiz (but why would you after the horrible things you&#039;ve read? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />), go back to the first page of this thread.&nbsp; Otherwise, scroll down.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>The portraits:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]808391[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The answer key is below...</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p><b>They are all portraits from Provincial coins of Gallienus.&nbsp; Every single one.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe I went to ridiculous lengths to demonstrate something many of you already know, but in the provinces the engravers often had no clue what the current emperor looked like.&nbsp; Portraits are sometimes generic and other times look very much like some bygone emperor.&nbsp; If you&#039;re trying to identify a Roman Provincial coin you often need more than just a portrait-- you need some legend and/or a matching coin which has clearer devices and legends, or extensive knowledge of the general area and types of coins it produced.</p><p><br /></p><p>All of the quiz coins are from CNG&#039;s archives.&nbsp; Links:</p><p>1.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=235468" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=235468" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=235468</a></p><p>2.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=137593" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=137593" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=137593</a></p><p>3.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=214877" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=214877" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=214877</a></p><p>4.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=159402" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=159402" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=159402</a></p><p>5.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=361353" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=361353" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=361353</a></p><p>6.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=161162" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=161162" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=161162</a></p><p>7.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=124798" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=124798" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=124798</a></p><p>8.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=237392" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=237392" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=237392</a></p><p>9.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=266068" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=266068" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=266068</a></p><p>10. <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=228178" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=228178" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=228178</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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