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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 3245984, member: 51347&quot;]I agree [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER] , Vespasian made for great portraits!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Vespasian:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]850799[/ATTACH] </p><p>RI Vespasian 69-79 CE AE Dupondius Felicitas stdg caduceus cornucopia sinister left</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]850800[/ATTACH] </p><p>RI Vespasian 69-79 CE AR Quinarius Victory seated wreath palm RIC 802 Rare</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I just thought she was just plain FUNKY! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]850801[/ATTACH]</p><p>Kolchis 5th-4th C BCE BI hemidrachm&nbsp; 11.5mm 1.8g Archaic female head possibly Georgian goddess Dali - Bull head&nbsp; border SNG Cop 98</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I captured this Tetartemorion because of its amazing portrait aon such a tiny flan:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]850802[/ATTACH]</p><p>CILICIA Uncertn Early-mid 4th C BCE&nbsp; <b>AR Tetartemorion 5mm 0.17g</b> Persian king running dagger and bow - Crowned hd&nbsp; Achaemenid king CNG E239 Troxell Kagan 4</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I had checked my SNG Cop North Africa plate book a couple times, and this almost cartoon-like portrait is correct... but purdy odd:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]850805[/ATTACH]</p><p>Carthage Zeugitania AR ½ Shekel 17mm 3.8g 2nd Punic War 218-202 BC Sicily mint 216-211 BC Tanit l Horse r sun as double uraeus SNG COP 359</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Another favorite:&nbsp; [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] offered a great suggestion that this is an overstrike.&nbsp; I heartily agree, as the Mercenary/Libyan Revolt issues were hastily created and overstrikes were common. Herakles has a really beaten-up nose!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]850807[/ATTACH]</p><p>Carthage LIBYAN UPRISING Mercenary War 241-238 BCE AR DiShekel Heracles Head in Lion&#039;s Head- Lion walking R SNG Cop 240f</p><p>(I admit, I captured this one for the Lion reverse...and, that this is a very tough one to get.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I got one of Olive Oyl... </p><p>[ATTACH=full]850813[/ATTACH]</p><p>And, Oh, yeah, and I captured it because of the History behind the coin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]850816[/ATTACH]</p><p>RImp Marc Antony 43 BCE AR Quinarius 13mm 1.67g Lugdunum Winged bust Victory-probly Fulvia Lion DVNI LVGV Cr 489-5 Syd 1160</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Like Vespasian, Trajan just<i> LOOKS </i>like an Imperator to me!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]850817[/ATTACH]</p><p>RI Trajan CE 98-117 AR drachm Struck CE 114-116 Arabia Petraea Bostra - Camel SNG ANS 1158[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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