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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 2030224, member: 39084&quot;]The coins in this thread are all very distinctive portraits, both artistically as well as representationally.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m hoping that more coins with women&#039;s portraits will be shown (I don&#039;t have any, as none of the 12 Caesars was a woman, although Livia surely was as strong a personality as any of the men).</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin portrait that I think might make the actual emperor most recognizable is my Galba sestertius:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]369337[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>GALBA&nbsp; 68 - 69 A.D.</p><p>AE Sestertius (28.10 g.)&nbsp; Rome late summer 68 AD&nbsp; RIC 309</p><p>IMP SER SVLP GALBA - CAESAR AVG TR P&nbsp; Laureate and draped bust r.&nbsp; Rev. LIBERTAS - PUBLICA&nbsp; Libertas standing l., holding pileus and long scepter; S - C in field</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a number of other coins whose portraits &quot;feel&quot; as if they portray a recognizable emperor, but this Galba is probably #1.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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