Posted 11/16/2021 12:59 am
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There is nothing showing that says that it is not. However, there is also not a lot proving that it definitely is.
This is essentially my impression.There is nothing showing that says that it is not. However, there is also not a lot proving that it definitely is.
There's a common theory that Johannes portraits have a beard, which... might be true? I don't exactly see a lot of definite Johannes portraits (most coins sold as "Johannes" don't have much more legend than this one), and I do have a few coins in my collection with what looks like a bearded portrait combined with a legend that doesn't match Johannes. To be honest with those late 5th century portraits it's hard to tell if there's a beard in the first place. For all I know that's just Rome mint house style.
For what it's worth the style looks the right period to possibly be Johannes but, again, not like I've seen many that weren't "maybe possibly" as well so there's little to compare.
