Featured The Palatine Museum. An emperor's bust.

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  1. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

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  3. Finn235

    Finn235 Well-Known Member

    Looks like the Mother of the Emperors, the Senate, and the whole friggin' country

    Julia domna mat avgg mat sen m patr.jpg
     
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  4. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    I'm beginning to think I might have guessed wrong.
     
  5. Nathan401

    Nathan401 Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

    Is this correct? 1CBD0BE1-1585-4699-9F48-F85F7EFC0D96.jpeg D221F227-009C-4730-9168-9BAA0C769293.jpeg
     
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  6. Valentinian

    Valentinian Well-Known Member

    The third bust was identified as Julia Domna. It is much like the bust on this coin:

    JuliaDomna2VESTAsr6611n8012.jpg

    Now for the fourth bust. The rules remain the same.

    Here is the fourth bust from the Palatine Museum. Please post a coin of the emperor (at least, who you think it is), but do not identify the emperor.

    Palatine4.jpg

    (You may attribute your coin in every way but naming the person.) After a few replies I'll post the attribution from the museum and another bust from the Palatine Museum.
     
  7. Theodosius

    Theodosius Fine Style Seeker

    This is a fun thread, good job thinking of it.

    Away from my catalog at the moment so I will see what others guess.

    John
     
  8. Orange Julius

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  9. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Caracalla 6.jpg
    OBVERSE: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right
    REVERSE: PONTIF TRP VIIII COS II, Mars in military dress standing left leaning on shield holding reversed spear
     
  10. Sallent

    Sallent Live long and prosper

  11. Finn235

    Finn235 Well-Known Member

    I'll go against the grain again here

    Commodus caesar spes pvblica.jpg

    Tough call without the nose
     
  12. Severus Alexander

    Severus Alexander find me at NumisForums

    Great game! This is a tougher one. I'll try someone else to make sure we have the territory covered. (That hair...)

    Screen Shot 2019-11-27 at 9.32.59 PM.jpg

    (Compare to @Finn235's post - like father, like son!)
     
  13. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Like Sev, the hair makes me think it is a youthful _______________.

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  14. Orielensis

    Orielensis Well-Known Member

    His curls give him away, I reckon.

    Rom – Marcus Aurelius, Denar, Iuventas.png
     
  15. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Hmmm ... I'm going to guess it's a younger portrait of:

    Caracalla PM TRP XX COS IIII PP Serapis Denarius.jpg
     
  16. Shea19

    Shea19 Well-Known Member

    Wow, this is a tough one. My guess is that it’s a younger version of him:

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  17. Severus Alexander

    Severus Alexander find me at NumisForums

    Probably we should have this dude on the list too:

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  18. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

  19. Valentinian

    Valentinian Well-Known Member

    The fourth bust was identified as this young man:

    MarcusIVVENTAS8272.jpg

    The young Marcus Aurelius as Caesar. This coin has legend IVVENTAS (referring to the youthful prime of life), with Juventas standing left, dropping incense on candelabrum and holding patera. RIC 423.

    Now for the fifth bust. The rules remain the same.

    Here is the fifth bust from the Palatine Museum. Please post a coin of the emperor (at least, who you think it is), but do not identify the emperor.

    Palatine5.jpg

    (You may attribute your coin in every way but naming the person.) After a few replies I'll post the attribution from the museum and another bust from the Palatine Museum.
     
  20. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    I'm going with this one:

    Trajan Mars Denarius.jpg
     
  21. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Hmm....

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    or the one after him

    Edit: I think RC may be correct-- a youthful bust of him.
     
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