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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 3903801, member: 44316&quot;]Well, I agree the bust is not very distinctive, but they thought it was Gordian III. Remember, most ancient busts lack the original nose because it broke off sometime between antiquity and modern times. If they have a nose, it has usually been restored. Almost all ancient Roman busts lack an original identifying inscription. That means modern scholars have guessed who it is from coin profiles and reconstructed a nose to match the coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the next bust from the Palatine Museum. Please post a coin of the emperor (at least, who you think it is), but <b>do not identify the emperor</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1029037[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>(You may attribute your coin in every way but naming the person.) After a few replies I&#039;ll post the attribution and another bust from the Palatine Museum.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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