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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2783655, member: 56859"]I wonder why the wives (and children) of emperors were often engraved as the emperor's face with a female hairstyle? Did the engravers not have access to the person or some other engraving or bust? Was it for privacy or modesty? Was it considered a sign of power, to reinforce the woman's connection to the emperor?</p><p><br /></p><p>The Flavian dynasty in particular seemed to subscribe to this practice.</p><p><br /></p><p>Julia Titi (daughter of Titus, and later consort of his brother Domitian), images from CNG's archives:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]644664[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This marble bust portrays her much differently-- certainly more flattering, at least by modern standards. Image from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Flavia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Flavia" rel="nofollow">wikipedia</a></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/B%C3%BCste_der_Julia_Titi.jpg/400px-B%C3%BCste_der_Julia_Titi.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Domitia, wife of Domitian (coins from CNG's archives):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]644669[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>Severina is treated the same way, often even shown with what seems to be a mustache! (coins from CNG's archives)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]644670[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I have one homely Alexandrian Severina. Its saving grace is that it is from her time of "sole reign" and it has an interested pedigree, having been collected by James Eaton, a professor, in the 1800s.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_41eeee1c2b4d4296a0fff82b70b369fd.jpg&hash=9d2d8bcc8ed8182b79a4d9012905727f" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://inaruvi.wix.com/tifcollection#!egypt-alexandria--severina-yr7/cxi3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://inaruvi.wix.com/tifcollection#!egypt-alexandria--severina-yr7/cxi3" rel="nofollow">EGYPT, Alexandria. Severina tetradrachm, regnal year 7. Dikaiosyne</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2783655, member: 56859"]I wonder why the wives (and children) of emperors were often engraved as the emperor's face with a female hairstyle? Did the engravers not have access to the person or some other engraving or bust? Was it for privacy or modesty? Was it considered a sign of power, to reinforce the woman's connection to the emperor? The Flavian dynasty in particular seemed to subscribe to this practice. Julia Titi (daughter of Titus, and later consort of his brother Domitian), images from CNG's archives: [ATTACH=full]644664[/ATTACH] This marble bust portrays her much differently-- certainly more flattering, at least by modern standards. Image from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Flavia']wikipedia[/URL] [IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/B%C3%BCste_der_Julia_Titi.jpg/400px-B%C3%BCste_der_Julia_Titi.jpg[/IMG] Domitia, wife of Domitian (coins from CNG's archives): [ATTACH=full]644669[/ATTACH] ... Severina is treated the same way, often even shown with what seems to be a mustache! (coins from CNG's archives) [ATTACH=full]644670[/ATTACH] I have one homely Alexandrian Severina. Its saving grace is that it is from her time of "sole reign" and it has an interested pedigree, having been collected by James Eaton, a professor, in the 1800s. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_41eeee1c2b4d4296a0fff82b70b369fd.jpg&hash=9d2d8bcc8ed8182b79a4d9012905727f[/IMG] [URL='http://inaruvi.wix.com/tifcollection#!egypt-alexandria--severina-yr7/cxi3']EGYPT, Alexandria. Severina tetradrachm, regnal year 7. Dikaiosyne[/URL][/QUOTE]
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