New Purchase--Diva Faustina Junior Consectration Sestertius

My 73rd coin of Faustina Junior! But one cannot have too many. Post anything you feel is relevant!


Diva Faustina II (Died 175/6).
Roman orichalcum sestertius, 26.31 g, 33 mm
Rome, struck under Marcus Aurelius, AD 176 or later
Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA PIA, bare-headed and draped bust right
Rev: CONSECRATIO S - C, Faustina, holding scepter, seated left on back of peacock flying upward to right
Refs: RIC 1702; BMCRE 1570; Cohen 69; RCV 5227; MIR 56.

 

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She was quite fertile...

 

Nice, I have many coins of her too, but will show my death issue.


Faustina Jr. (146 - 175 A.D.)
AR Denarius
O: DIVA FAUSTINA PIA, Draped bust right.
R: CONSECRATIO Pietas standing left, sacrificing from patera over a lighted altar and holding a sceptre.
Rome
3.2
18.5
RIC III 741 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 57-4/10' BMCRE 711 note; RSC 65

 

Recently, I thought I was cleaning a Faustina II, because from the crud there appeared a lovely face, wavy hair and a bun in the back. I saw a necklace too and I became very excited because I immediately began looking forward to being able to post her when 'the big boys and girls' of CT put up their Faustina Juniors!! But, when I tried to confirm the identity, I found it was not Faustina, Jr., but Helena. Still, it's a lovely tiny coin. One of these days I'll have a Faustina II to post and in the meantime, I will continue to enjoy looking at the ones you guys have.

 

Nice addition!

 

Great find with the Peacock @Roman Collector !

I have a well worn and common version:


RI Faustina Jr 161-175 CE Ar Denarius m Marcus Aurelius 17.1mm 3g

 

Nice apotheosis sestertius. I didn't know this type for Faustina II existed. On the consecratio theme, I just picked this one up today:


Posthumous issue under Marcus Aurelius 176-180
DIVA FAVSTINA PIA Bust of Faustina Jr. facing right
Rs.: CONSECRATIO Altar.
2.38g, 18mm. RIC III MAur 741

 

Good looking coin, always liked the Faustina : Peacock coins. Got a Faustina Sr. with a peacock but none of Jr.

 

Perhaps, but I would definitely need spousal approval to have 73 images of another woman, and I do not think permission would be granted .

I do have one of these though, from my first ever mixed large lot purchase.