Fun topic/ post your coins that show historical fashion trends

[panzerman]

I will start with 17th century Transylvanian fashion....

[Theodosius]

Great beard and hat! Is he wearing armor or some kind of official robe or uniform? I like how the beard and hat were rendered the same way by the engraver.

A cool coin.

John

[shanxi]

Stola and toga, look good but rather impractical:

 

Artemis is smarter

 

And don't forget the hairstyles that took hours

 

Artemis is smarter again

 

Edited December 15, 2024 by shanxi

[panzerman]

Yaah I am glad "Togas" died out with the Roman Empire.

Here is another "horrible" fashion a craze back at the turn of the 16th century.....ruffled collars

Brandenburg in Franken/ Markgrafschaft

Christian I 

AV Dukat 1642/41

Nùrnberg Mint

Spanish Netherlands/ Burgundy/ Brabant

AV Double Souverain d'oro 1619 (2 known)

Brussels Mint

Archduke/ Duchess Albrecht VIII & Elizabeth 1598-1621

ex: Archer Huntin gdon Coll.

[panzerman]

Sasanian fashion

Our model......King of Kings Shapur I

[Ryro]

Killer coins, as always, @panzerman and great thread idea!

I'll kick off my fashionable contribution with a dapper dressed Constantius II from dearly departed friend @Severus Alexander:

Some other fun fashion trends from across the Roman empire:

And one fashion malfunction😉

 

Edited December 24, 2024 by Ryro

[Parthicus]

Men's hairstyles deserve a mention.  Here Juba I of Numidia (c.60- 43 BCE) shows off his layered braids:

The "shaggy hippie" look was not invented in the 1960s, as shown by this tetradrachm of Artabanos IV of Parthia (c. 10- 38 CE):

King Mag'a of Characene (c. 200 CE) has... whatever this style is supposed to be:

Men in 19th centaur Europe and the Americas seemed to be in a contest for the most elaborate facial hair.  Here's a true competitor, President Melgarejo of Bolivia in 1865:

 

 

 

[panzerman]

Here are an array of different beard fashions from German Empire + Bulgaria (German Prince)

[AncientCoinnoisseur]

Togate man, pretty cool to see on coins how they dressed 🙂  

And my attempt at digitally colorising it:

[Al Kowsky]

                                                                                            A Roman Emperor dressed for Battle

Galerius, AD 305/6. Billon Nummus: 11.98 gm, 28 mm, 12 h. Aquileia Mint. Reverse: FIDES MILITVM with standards. RIC VI 61 b.

[panzerman]

Axumite fashion....

Ousanas I 

[panzerman]

Dress to the hilt for battle!

Milano

AV Ducato ND (1425)

Milano Mint

Filippo Maria Visconti 1415-49