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Distinct hairstyles and fuller faces make portraits of imperial women stand out in the 1st century AD Most surviving portraits date from the late dynasty, and only two Flavian women have been identified in these portraits: Giulia Titi and Domitia. These portraits are difficult to distinguish, characterized by numerous overlapping qualities. Even private portraits often cannot be distinguished from these imperial women. In classifying the portraits into groupings, the fundamental objective was to distinguish the portraits of Giulia Titi and Domizia. However, it is these difficulties of identification and classification that call into question scholars' methods and established typologies. Identification has depended on mintage, limited to evidence of small-scale relief portraits. However, coins and inscriptions help in dating and preliminary categorization. Scholars have attempted to connect coins and portrait types with significant events worthy of commemoration. Because of her long tenure in public life, attention has been placed on Domitia's coins and portraits. The coins offer lit...