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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 3923500, member: 96898"]Well, Nerva "the Nose" obviousy needs to be mentioned first:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1034311[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Nerva, Roman Empire, denarius, 98 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG GERM PM TR P II, laureate head of Nerva right. Rev: IMP II COS IIII PP, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae. 18mm, 2.98g. Ref: RIC II Nerva 44.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Victorinus had quite a prominent beak, too:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1034312[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Victorinus, Gallic Roman Empire, AE antoninian, 271 AD, Trier mint. Obv: IMP C VICTORINVS PF AVG; radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Victorinus r. Rev: [VIRT]VS AVG; Virtus, helmetes, standing r., holding spear and leaning on shield. 17mm, 1.98g. Ref: Mairat 635; RIC V,2 Victorinus 78.</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">This Constantine made its way into my collection exclusively because of the nose:</font></p><p><font size="4">[ATTACH=full]1034310[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="3">Constantine I, Roman Empire, AE3, 313 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, r, Rev: SOLI INVICTO COMITI; Sol, radiate, chlamys draped across r. shoulder, standing l., raising r. hand and holding globe in l. hand. 19.5mm, 3.41g. Ref: RIC VII Rome 2.</font></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">And a very well-deserved honorable mention goes out to this anonymous medieval monk:</font></p><p><font size="4">[ATTACH=full]1034308[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Duchy of Bavaria-Munich, Ernest I and William III, AR pfennig, 1402–1435 AD, Munich mint. Obv: head of monk wearing hood l. Rev: EW in circle. 15mm, 0.46g. Ref: Beierlein 160–165.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 3923500, member: 96898"]Well, Nerva "the Nose" obviousy needs to be mentioned first: [ATTACH=full]1034311[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Nerva, Roman Empire, denarius, 98 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG GERM PM TR P II, laureate head of Nerva right. Rev: IMP II COS IIII PP, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae. 18mm, 2.98g. Ref: RIC II Nerva 44.[/SIZE] Victorinus had quite a prominent beak, too: [ATTACH=full]1034312[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Victorinus, Gallic Roman Empire, AE antoninian, 271 AD, Trier mint. Obv: IMP C VICTORINVS PF AVG; radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Victorinus r. Rev: [VIRT]VS AVG; Virtus, helmetes, standing r., holding spear and leaning on shield. 17mm, 1.98g. Ref: Mairat 635; RIC V,2 Victorinus 78.[/SIZE] [SIZE=4] This Constantine made its way into my collection exclusively because of the nose: [ATTACH=full]1034310[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Constantine I, Roman Empire, AE3, 313 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, r, Rev: SOLI INVICTO COMITI; Sol, radiate, chlamys draped across r. shoulder, standing l., raising r. hand and holding globe in l. hand. 19.5mm, 3.41g. Ref: RIC VII Rome 2.[/SIZE][/SIZE] [SIZE=4] And a very well-deserved honorable mention goes out to this anonymous medieval monk: [ATTACH=full]1034308[/ATTACH] [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Duchy of Bavaria-Munich, Ernest I and William III, AR pfennig, 1402–1435 AD, Munich mint. Obv: head of monk wearing hood l. Rev: EW in circle. 15mm, 0.46g. Ref: Beierlein 160–165.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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