This bust called "Portrait of an Elder from Scoppito" from the 1st century B.C.E. highlights another aspect of verism which is the careful inclusion and emphasis on identifiable details of a persons appearance. Artisans took special care to include any quirks or oddities in the appearance of the subject they were sculpting in order than the sculpture could be quickly identified by any viewer who was familiar with the person being depicted. In most cases the only ones allowed to commission portraiture were the patricians and therefore they were also far more like to live lives of public notoriety and be recognizable for their unique look.
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