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<p>[QUOTE="Only a Poor Old Man, post: 7405297, member: 111037"]It is my opinion, and also think the most widespread one, that it is Alexander the Great in a Heracles cosplay. The facial characteristics are simply too characteristic and the period where this portrait became dominant coincides with his late life. But for me the most compelling evidence is that it was straight after him that it became acceptable for rulers to put their face on coinage as it is evident from the coins of the diadochoi. It is like they said 'if he can do it, so can we'.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1287648[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1287649[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Only a Poor Old Man, post: 7405297, member: 111037"]It is my opinion, and also think the most widespread one, that it is Alexander the Great in a Heracles cosplay. The facial characteristics are simply too characteristic and the period where this portrait became dominant coincides with his late life. But for me the most compelling evidence is that it was straight after him that it became acceptable for rulers to put their face on coinage as it is evident from the coins of the diadochoi. It is like they said 'if he can do it, so can we'. [ATTACH=full]1287648[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1287649[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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