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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7466009, member: 19463"]I agree that the aversion to 'someone standing there' is less when the 'someone' is really recognizable by facial features. Certainly it helps when the person in question has a distinctive face (or beard). My Septimius is different in attire but the face is not easily mistaken for others.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1293219[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Caracalla and Geta are harder to separate in appearance. We assume that each appears on the reverse of his own coins but this is hardly a certainty.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is this harsh faced reverse Caracalla or a soldier?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1293220[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Is there anything about this figure that proves it is Caracalla?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1293221[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Is there anything about this figure that proves it is (or is not) Geta?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1293222[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank go to Septimius for that beard!</p><p><br /></p><p>This was until recently my coin. The face is 99% likely to be Antoninus Pius but I decided to sell the coin since I had other Pius bronzes that were not just standing there. Perhaps I am too hard on the standers??? </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1293225[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7466009, member: 19463"]I agree that the aversion to 'someone standing there' is less when the 'someone' is really recognizable by facial features. Certainly it helps when the person in question has a distinctive face (or beard). My Septimius is different in attire but the face is not easily mistaken for others. [ATTACH=full]1293219[/ATTACH] Caracalla and Geta are harder to separate in appearance. We assume that each appears on the reverse of his own coins but this is hardly a certainty. Is this harsh faced reverse Caracalla or a soldier? [ATTACH=full]1293220[/ATTACH] Is there anything about this figure that proves it is Caracalla? [ATTACH=full]1293221[/ATTACH] Is there anything about this figure that proves it is (or is not) Geta? [ATTACH=full]1293222[/ATTACH] Thank go to Septimius for that beard! This was until recently my coin. The face is 99% likely to be Antoninus Pius but I decided to sell the coin since I had other Pius bronzes that were not just standing there. Perhaps I am too hard on the standers??? [ATTACH=full]1293225[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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