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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3569401, member: 19463&quot;]The Eastern denarius dies that are spelled out are very rare.&nbsp; I have never seen a sestertius (all from Rome).&nbsp; You are correct about what happens when you work from worn coins and old listings from sources that may have copied the item without seeing it.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]950203[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>At risk of building my reputation as anti-museum and scholar:&nbsp; We would have to research the matter to have a valid opinion but there is a tendency to force famous ID&#039;s on statues that are of unknown persons.&nbsp; There is also a tendency for people to emulate then current famous people.&nbsp; When I was young, many women tried to look like Jackie Kennedy.&nbsp; Today we have some women trying to emulate Milania Trump.&nbsp; What I see here is a gladiator or chariot racer who was styled in the fashion of his day and resembled the emperor.&nbsp; Some dealer/curator added fame to the item by upgrading the label.&nbsp; I am not a student of this statue so you can prove me wrong by researching.&nbsp; Does the head even belong on that body?&nbsp; That needs research, too. </p><p><br /></p><p>That said, there is a statue of George Washington half dressed as Zeus.&nbsp; Anything is possible. </p><p><img src="https://cdn.britannica.com/71/70471-004-5A7E307E.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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