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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FitzNigel, post: 3246245, member: 74712&quot;]I was going to narrow this down to my best Ancient Portrait, amd my best Medieval Portrait, but I had two lovely Ancient portraits that I just had to share:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]850921[/ATTACH] </p><p>Imperial Rome</p><p>Commodus, r. 177-192 A.D. (178 A.D.)</p><p>AR Denarius, 18.78 mm x 3.4 grams</p><p>Obv.: L AVREL COMMODVS AVG. Laureate Head of Commodus right</p><p>Rev.: TR P III IM(P) II COS P P. Salus seated left holding branch over snake rising from altar </p><p>Note: Letter P omitted by mistake by the celator</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]850922[/ATTACH] </p><p>Imperial Rome</p><p>Plautilla, r. 202-205 A.D.</p><p>Rome Mint, AR Denarius, 18.82 mm x 3.15 grams</p><p>Obv.: PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE. Draped bust right, hair coiled in vertical ridges and fastened in bun on back</p><p>Rev.: CONCORDIAE AETERNAE. Caracalla standing left, clasping hands with Plautilla standing right</p><p>Ref.: RIC IV-1 Caracalla 361, p. 269</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]850923[/ATTACH] </p><p>England</p><p>Stephen, r. 1135-1154 (c. 1136-45)</p><p>London Mint, AR Watford Type Penny, 19.17mm x 1.1 grams; Obv.: S[TIEFNE RE]X.&nbsp; Bust right, crowned and diademed, holding sceptre in right hand</p><p>Rev.: ADEL[ARD : ON : LVN].&nbsp; Cross moline with fleur in each angle; Ref. North 873, SCBC 1278, CC99 ST1D-005, De Wit 3189[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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