Bust Types 101Please help by adding missing examples. The alpha-numeric designations below are from RIC VII. cuir. - cuirassed dr. - draped
(i) Plain busts
(A) bare headed busts A1 draped only
| A2 dr. cuir. seen from back | A3 dr. cuir. facing | A4 dr. cuir. | | | | |
A5 cuir. | A6 mantled, waved hair | | |
(B) laureate busts B1 | B2 looking upwards | B3 dr. cuir. seen from behind | B4 dr. cuir. | | | | |
B5 cuir. | B6 wearing trabea | | | | | | |
(C) radiate busts
C1 | C2 dr. cuir. seen from behind | C3 dr. cuir. | C4 cuir. | | | | |
(D) helmeted busts
D1 dr. cuir. | D2 cuir. | D3 VRBS ROMA, imperial cloak | D4 helmet with plume VRBS ROMA | | | | |
D5 laur. dr. cuir. | D6 laur. cuir. | D7 high crested cuir. | | | |
(E) diademed busts
E1 plain diadem | E2 rosette diadem | E3 pearl diadem | E4 plain d. looking upwards | | | | |
E5 rosette, upwards | E6 pearl, upwards | E7 plain d., dr. cuir. | E8 rosette d., dr. cuir. | | | | |
E9 pearl dr. cuir. | |
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.
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Ancient Coins 101Roman Coin Attribution 101Greek
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101Diameter| 101Die Alignment| 101Ancient Coin Prices 101
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Bust Types 101Please help by adding missing examples. The alpha-numeric designations below are from RIC VII. cuir. - cuirassed dr. - draped
(i) Plain busts
(A) bare headed busts A1 draped only
| A2 dr. cuir. seen from back | A3 dr. cuir. facing | A4 dr. cuir. | | | | |
A5 cuir. | A6 mantled, waved hair | | |
(B) laureate busts B1 head
| B2 looking upwards | B3 dr. cuir. seen from behind | B4 dr. cuir. | | | | |
B5 cuir. | B6 wearing trabea | | | |
| | |
(C) radiate busts
C1 | C2 dr. cuir. seen from behind | C3 dr. cuir. | C4 cuir. | | | | |
(D) helmeted busts
D1 dr. cuir. | D2 cuir. | D3 VRBS ROMA, imperial cloak | D4 helmet with plume VRBS ROMA | | | | |
D5 laur. dr. cuir. | D6 laur. cuir. | D7 high crested cuir. | | | |
(E) diademed busts
E1 plain diadem | E2 rosette diadem | E3 pearl diadem | E4 plain d. looking upwards | | | | |
E5 rosette, upwards | E6 pearl, upwards | E7 plain d., dr. cuir. | E8 rosette d., dr. cuir. | | | | |
E9 pearl dr. cuir. | |
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 101Roman Coin Attribution 101Greek
Coin Collecting 101Patina| 101Magnification|
101Diameter| 101Die Alignment| 101Ancient Coin Prices 101
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