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Message:: [QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 6851778, member: 84744"]Great theme.  I always thought this baby-faced huge-eyed Constantine was unusual:[ATTACH=full]1272524[/ATTACH] The Carausian portraits of Diocletian are very different:[ATTACH=full]1272525[/ATTACH] As are early portraits of Aurelian from the Siscia mint:[ATTACH=full]1272526[/ATTACH] I bought this because I thought the portrait of Hadrian was unusual (and artistic):[ATTACH=full]1272527[/ATTACH] The Alexandria mint always had a different take on portraits:[ATTACH=full]1272528[/ATTACH] Getting sillier, here's a moustachioed Sev Alex:[ATTACH=full]1272529[/ATTACH] And a long-necked Constantius I from the London mint:[ATTACH=full]1272530[/ATTACH] Cheating now, here's Gallienus with a Salus stuck in his beard <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />:[ATTACH=full]1272531[/ATTACH] Or we can go to the Bosporan kingdom for another Gallienus (on the reverse, it's pretty hard to tell):[ATTACH=full]1272532[/ATTACH] And of course the wackiest portrait prizes generally go to the Byzantines!  An atrocious Phocas here:[ATTACH=full]1272534[/ATTACH] That's my 10 max.  Thanks for your patience. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]