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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3201014, member: 19463&quot;]I. too, have never considered the Tiberius option and, considering the death of Rhoemetalkes I in 12 AD, see that are requiring the Rhoemetalkes to be the younger.&nbsp; I never saw reason to argue over the ID of the woman shown but not named assuming her to be the wife of Rhoemetalkes I but I suppose we could consider the possibility that the four head coins could have been intended to show both Tiberius and Rhoemetalkes II owed their position to (grand)mother. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]828501[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>A related but separate question for fans of the period:&nbsp; Augustus is commonly named only with titles but I am more accustomed to seeing Tiberius named (at least TI). What cities issued coins doubtlessly for Tiberius but bearing only titles? </p><p><br /></p><p>I question ID based on portrait alone.&nbsp; There is a lot of variation in portraits of Augustus.&nbsp; I suspect more artists were currying favor by showing him as he wished to look rather than as he actually was.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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