My first 2016 purchase. Faustina Snr. Denarius

I am trying it your way, M.M.
Quality over volume. What do you think?

FAUSTINA Snr. Wife of Antoninus Pius. Died 141 AD.

Obv:DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, draped bust right.
Rev: PIE-[T]AS AVG, Pietas standing left, droppingincense on altar.

Silver Denarius AR19mm 3.5gm RIC III 394a BMCRE 311 ;

 

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That is a wonderful portrait. It looks like a sculpture.

 

That's a fine coin TC.

 

Great first for 2016. I agree with Bing, wonderful portrait. Bravo!

 

Nice coin. I like the details in the reverse and the quality of the picture with so few lines.

 

Stunning portrait on that one, TC!
Quality over quantity usually yields true gems in my case, that's the reason why I have only bought 1 coin so far this year!
Congrats TC, that coin is a keeper.

 

That's a good start to 2016. Those Faustina coins are very interesting as a symbol of one man's devotion for his wife. Antoninus Pius must have really loved her, because he deified her and then pumped these coins out for the next 20 years after her death, or basically until he too keeled over.

 

Nice grab. Great portrait.

 

Fantastic portrait !!!! And a wonderful reverse as well!!!

My silver example is of a lesser grade ---- a scarce lifetime issue:

 

That is a lovely coin TC

 

great start to 2016, yeah...that portrait is nice indeed.

i still don't have one of her to post!

 

Nice start for the new year, for sure : Top coin Topcat !!

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Thank-you, everyone, for your kind comments.
I, too, like this one. and M.M. you are right. It IS a 'keeper'.

 

Pretty sweet OP-addition ... congrats, Topcat7

Ummm, I also have a gorgeous example of this gal ...

Faustina Senior. Augusta, AR Denarius
138-140/1 AD
Rome mint
Diameter: 17 mm
Weight: 3.07 grams
Obverse: Draped bust right
Reverse: Draped throne; transverse scepter resting against arm, peacock with spread tail standing to right below



... great OP-coin

 

I concur with quality over quantity. I'm not expecting my collection to have more than a few hundred coins by the time i'm finished.

 

Wha? => that's ridiculous ... the fun is in the hunt and the on-going coin-love ...

=> gawd, otherwise it would be as boring as looking to buy a new truck every year or so ... what happens in your head, Smeag?



... *whatev* ...

I realize that there are other people with that same lame coin-style (hats-off to their dull and low-heart-rate collecting style) ...... zero-fun!!

... ooowww, I betcha that'll twist some undies, eh?

 

^
to collect is to hoard.
i meant, if quality over quantity, do you sell as many as you buy upgrades?
If the answer was no, then you're hoarding

 

I couldn't agree more.

 

Haha. I know some people who limit their collection to 20 top quality pieces.

Most of my purchases these days are upgrades... Of course, I still have a lot of "chick coins" to add, and some super-rare emperors.

I'd love to have a collection devoted only to big bronze provinicials ... or one coin from each ancient Greek city-state... or a collection of big English crowns, gold nobles and gold unites ... or a collection of every Hadrian Alexandrian drachm... or...

I just can't buy them all, Gol :-(

 

Oh i agree with that also.. Guess what i found today... something I've never seen offered before... ZENOBIA!

https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/mi...ninianus_march__may_272ad/639879/Default.aspx

Admittedly she doesn't look great, but this sort of thing gets my blood pumping.