Guess The Emperor, Caesar, Or Empress

Just not my day today, can't get any right.

Maybe I'll get this one right. Domitian?

no & no

galba?

Bingo ..... Tito

When a new Roman emperor was installed, a series of plaster busts were sent to the various mints that happened to be working at the time. The die cutters were then left to cut the dies, as they saw the bust. Style variations resulted from this. If the mints were far flung across the Empire, the variations in style are greater.

I guess the variations in style would be influenced by local culture to some extent. That is why, for instance, the style variations of the Greek speaking part of the Empire (with Roman colonial coins), are at a greater extent than those of the Latin speaking parts of the Empire.

That makes identification of the image on Roman colonial coins a little harder for most of us.

From the time of Constantine, I have a suspicion that obverse dies with image only were sent out from the leading mints, because the image and style of the Emperor has less variation. Reverse dies and legends added to obverse dies were local work. (purely my speculation re post Constantine)

Saloninus