Faustina Friday -- new purchase

Peacocks are a common motif on consecration issues for Roman empresses. This is one of the scarcer coins issued for the deified Faustina II.

Diva Faustina II, AD 147-175.
Roman AR denarius, 2.73 g, 17.1 mm, 12 h.
Rome, AD 176-180.
Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA PIA, bust of Faustina II, draped, right.
Rev: CONSECRATIO, peacock standing facing with tail spread, head right.
Refs: RIC 743; BMCRE 712-13; Cohen/RSC 70; RCV --; CRE 200.

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I’ve always wanted to contribute to this thread with a coin but I never can since I own no Faustina coins So I figured I’d share a story of fellow coin collectors saving me from ruin! Recently this coin popped up for sale for $675. I’ve been saving up some monies as I’ve wanted a Faustina for quite some time and this one is a real looker! Fortunately I asked for advice before buying, and was told in no uncertain terms just how much I’d be overpaying!! Disaster averted. My hunt for a Faustina continues!

 

Here are some of my Faustina II.

 

Diva Faustina Senior with a differently styled peacock on reverse - walking right, head left and looking upright. Now I noted that there are actually many minor variations in how the peacock is rendered for both Faustinas.

 

@Roman Collector........Good looking coin with a nice rendition of a peacock....Tough coin to find...Congrats.
Here's mum and daughter..

 

Keep looking. A lovely Faustina is a joy to behold. Since I only collect Bronze in Roman, here are a few of my heavier Faustinas: Fau1 at 36.3gm, Fau2 at 34.7gm, and Fau2 at 49.2gm.

 

Oops -- Here's the 36.3gm Fau1. Previous post had a Fau2 twice.

 

Nice snag!

My current Diva Faustina II


This one I sold about a year ago, went into German customs and never came back out

 

wonderful coins...now are those of Faustina l or ll?...when i bought this one, it was advertised as F1, but i believed it to be F2..

 

Coingrats on the new beauty RC!
Here's mother and daughter denarii:

 

...ach...those are a spot on die match.....(jk)..

 

Yep. (I uploaded the images twice, I guess)

 

Faustina II, indeed.

 

The difference between Faustina I and II is that F.I wears the knot on top of her head, F.II has no knot or one in her neck.

Faustina I



Faustina II

 

...roses are red and violets are blue.....thanks RC...

 

Nice catch @Roman Collector. The peacock is rendered quite nicely! I'm ashamed to say that I only have one empress in my collection, and that's Iulia Domna...

 

Here's a Faustina Junior sestertius, recently arrived as part of a $49 three coin lot. This sestertius has the Juno reverse.

This coin has a nice obverse. There's a chip in the patina at 12 o'clock on the reverse. Overall the surfaces are somewhat rough, with an even shade of dark brown.

20.6 grams

 

My Happy Ladies


RI Faustina Sr 138-140 CE after 146 CE DIVA AR Denarius m Antoninus Pius 17.4mm 3.2g Ceres torch fold RIC 362 RSC 104
Ex: @Brian Bucklan



RI Faustina Jr 161-175 CE Ar Denarius m Marcus Aurelius 17.1mm 3g
Ex: @Brian Bucklan