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<p>[QUOTE="octavius, post: 3519391, member: 100777"]In my opinion, bronzes of Vespasian are second only to Nero. They are impressive and well rendered. His portraiture morphs from a strong , heroic force to a congenial old grandpa. He remains one of my very favorite emperors for a number of reasons , including his personality. he had a great sense of humor and we learn from Suetonius that he was very slow to anger. Also, how can you beat giving the world the Colosseum?</p><p>David said that sometimes a portrait just attracts you. That was exactly the case of this Fides dupondius. Here are several different styles...[ATTACH=full]934440[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]934441[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]934442[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]934449[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]934443[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]934444[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]934445[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]934446[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]934447[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]934448[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="octavius, post: 3519391, member: 100777"]In my opinion, bronzes of Vespasian are second only to Nero. They are impressive and well rendered. His portraiture morphs from a strong , heroic force to a congenial old grandpa. He remains one of my very favorite emperors for a number of reasons , including his personality. he had a great sense of humor and we learn from Suetonius that he was very slow to anger. Also, how can you beat giving the world the Colosseum? David said that sometimes a portrait just attracts you. That was exactly the case of this Fides dupondius. Here are several different styles...[ATTACH=full]934440[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]934441[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]934442[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]934449[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]934443[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]934444[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]934445[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]934446[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]934447[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]934448[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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