Bust Types 101The alpha-numeric designations below are from RIC VII. (i) Plain busts
(B) laureate busts
(C) radiate busts
(D) helmeted busts
(E) diademed busts
(F) veiled busts
LinksRIC VII Bust types on Constantine the Great coins.com - http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/busts/ |Dictionary of Roman Coins|Please add updates or make corrections to the NumisWiki text version as appropriate. Bust. - This term is derived from the Italian Busto and the French Buste. It is applied to representations of people that do not extend below the waist. One of the most ancient ways of representing gods and heroes, under human features, was that of showing only their heads. The invention of busts is one that dates from a much later epoch. These show the head and shoulders, and a small |part| of the chest; at other times the head with the whole chest; a rarely, the full upper half of the body. The Romans had a custom of placing busts of emperors and other great people on their coins, which helps us attribute the coins much more easily today. View whole page from the |Dictionary Of Roman Coins| - 101Ancient| |Coin Collecting| 101Uncleaned| Ancient| |Coins 101 Roman| Coin| |Attribution 101 Greek Coin Collecting 101 Patina| 101 Magnification| 101 Diameter| 101 Die Alignment| 101 Ancient Coin Prices 101 | Bust Types 101The alpha-numeric designations below are from RIC VII. (i) Plain busts
(B) laureate busts
(C) radiate busts
(D) helmeted busts
(E) diademed busts
(F) veiled busts
LinksRIC VII Bust types on Constantine the Great coins.com - http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/busts/ |Dictionary of Roman Coins|Please add updates or make corrections to the NumisWiki text version as appropriate. Bust. - This term is derived from the Italian Busto and the French Buste. It is applied to representations of people that do not extend below the waist. One of the most ancient ways of representing gods and heroes, under human features, was that of showing only their heads. The invention of busts is one that dates from a much later epoch. These show the head and shoulders, and a small |part| of the chest; at other times the head with the whole chest; a rarely, the full upper half of the body. The Romans had a custom of placing busts of emperors and other great people on their coins, which helps us attribute the coins much more easily today. View whole page from the |Dictionary Of Roman Coins| - 101Ancient| |Coin Collecting| 101Uncleaned| Ancient| |Coins 101 Roman| Coin| |Attribution 101 Greek Coin Collecting 101 Patina| 101 Magnification| 101 Diameter| 101 Die Alignment| 101 Ancient Coin Prices 101 |