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Is This Roman A Male Or Female Portrait?

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 Posted 05/05/2021  1:25 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add travelcoin to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It's a women, probably Lucilla or Crispina. I might have a little time late to investigate further.
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THANKS @travelcoin. I've about given up on this coin.
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You don't mention the size and weight, but is this a possibility?

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On the OP coin the reverse figure's left arm - to our right - extends downward to whatever hangs from it, or whatever it is leaning on or holding.
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figure's left arm - to our right - extends downward to whatever hangs from it

Yeah, I saw that, but on other images of that coin the shoulder/upper arm shape is similar even though it's bent at the elbow.
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It measures 31.5mm and weighs 14.8 grams. I took another photo because it "looks' like the figure is holding a club.
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Thanks @Gainn I've checked almost all of the female Romans in Wildwinds without any success.
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I cleaned the coin a little bit more just to bring out some additional detail in hopes that I can get a resolution on this one, hope it helps. The figure "appears" to be either holding a club or raising her skirt and holding something in her left hand with a legend in the EX.
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Just throwing some ideas into the pot here.....
Maybe a young male Emperor....Caracalla, Alexander Severus, Geta etc..
Reverse maybe something like this...

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THANKS @Palouche ! I haven't checked anything except female Romans so far. I'll expand my search.
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