Bust Types 101
Please 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. |
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| 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 | ||
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(C) radiate busts
| C1 | C2 dr. cuir. seen from behind | C3 dr. cuir. | C4 cuir. |
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(D) helmeted busts
| D1 dr. cuir. | D2 cuir. | D3 VRBS ROMA, imperial cloak | D4 helmet with plume VRBS ROMA |
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| D5 laur. dr. cuir. | D6 laur. cuir. | D7 high crested cuir. |
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(E) diademed busts
| E1 plain diadem | E2 rosette diadem | E3 pearl diadem | E4 plain d. looking upwards |
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| E5 rosette, upwards | E6 pearl, upwards | E7 plain d., dr. cuir. | E8 rosette d., dr. cuir. |
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| E9 pearl dr. cuir. |
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Links
RIC 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| |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 101
Please 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. |
|
Links
RIC 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|
- 101
Ancient| |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