I went to my first coin show of 2022 today, where only one dealer had ancients! however I still managed to get couple of coins. This denarius of Faustina senior piqued my interest as I've only ever seen coins with the legends Diva Faustina, a quick search on my phone showed me it's a life time issue! although the reverse is worn, I'm still happy to have a coin of her when she was alive. 139-140 AD Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA Rev: IVNONI REGINAE, Juno holding patera and sceptre, peacock at feet. And an antoninianus of Trajan Decius, an emperor I didn't have before and a portrait that looks realistic mere years before the degradation of Roman coinage! AR Antoninianus Abundantia 249 – 251 AD A shot of the dealer's inventory.
Fantastic, @JayAg47! Everyone should have a lifetime Faustina the Elder! Mine has a raggedy flan. Faustina I, AD 138-140. Roman AR denarius, 3.31 g, 18.7 mm, 6 h. Rome, AD 139-140. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Bust of Faustina I, draped, right. Rev: IVNONI REGINAE, Juno, veiled, standing l., holding patera and sceptre; at feet l., peacock. Refs: RIC 338; BMCRE 136-137; Cohen 215; RCV 4669; UCR 342; Strack 403; CRE 100. And this is the only Abundantia coin in my collection. Gallienus, AD 253-268 Roman billon Antoninianus; 2.68 g, 19.5 mm, 1 h Rome, AD 265-267 Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head, right Rev: ABVNDANTIA AVG, Abuntantia standing right, emptying cornucopiae with both hands; B in left field Refs: RIC 157K; Göbl 0574a; RCV 10164.
FAUSTINA Sr. (138-141 AD) AR Denarius Lifetime Issue O: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right. R: IVNONI REGINAE, Peacock seated on throne and scepter behind. 18mm 3.5g RIC-340, RSC-221 BMC (Antoninus Pius) 145 (same reverse die) Ex Robert Kutcher Collection (Triton X, 8 January 2007), lot 1606 (part of)
Nice pick ups @JayAg47...I've yet to add a Decius to my collection but do have this Lifetime Denarius of Faustina..This seems to be the more common type? Faustina Major (138-140) Lifetime issue Denarius (2,81g, c. 16/18mm), Rome mint, 139-141 AD. Obv.: FAVSTINA - AVGVSTA, draped bust right. Rv.: IVNONI - REGINAE, Juno standing, facing, head left., holding patera and sceptre, peacock at feet. RIC #338, RSC 215.
Trajan Decius A.D. 249-251 AR Antoninianus, 4.1 grams, 23 mm Rome mint Obverse: IMP C M Q TRAJANVS DECIVS AVG, Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right Reverse: ABVND ANTIA AVG; Abundantia standing right, emptying cornucopiae held in both hands. Reference: RIC IVc 10b, p. 121
Nice pickups, @JayAg47. I especially like your lifetime Faustina. Mine has a peacock on the reverse design.
Congratulations, @JayAg47! I have only one Faustina I lifetime coin: Faustina I [Senior] [wife of Antoninus Pius], AR Denarius 139-Oct 140 AD [lifetime issue], Rome Mint. Obv. Diademed and draped bust right, FAVSTINA AVGVSTA / Rev. Concordia standing left, holding patera with extended right hand and double cornucopiae with left arm, CONCORDIA AVG. RIC III 335 Antoninus Pius, RSC II 151, Sear RCV II 4668 (ill.), BMCRE 133, Dinsdale 008710 [Dinsdale, Paul H., Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius Caesar AD 138-161: Antonine Coinage (2018) at p. 99; photo at p. 100] [see http://romanpaulus.x10host.com/Antoninus/04 - Faustina I - Undated 139-140 (med_res).pdf pp. 10-11]. 19 mm., 2.84 g. My only two antoniniani of Trajan Decius: Trajan Decius AR Antoninianus, 249-251 AD. Obv. Radiate bust right, draped and cuirassed, IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG/ Rev. Uberitas stdg. left, holding purse and cornucopiae, VBERITAS AVG. RIC IV-3 28b, RSC IV 105, Sear RCV III 9384. 23 mm., 4.9 g. Trajan Decius, AR Antoninianus, 249-250 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Radiate and cuirassed bust right, IMP C MA Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG / Rev. Dacia standing left, wearing cloak over left shoulder and, with right hand, holding Dacian battle-standard surmounted by Draco (wolf’s head), D-A-CIA. RIC IV 12(b), RSC IV 16, Sear RCV III 9368. 22.28 mm., 4.09 g. Note the extremely receding hairline in the second one, as compared to the first. I don't know which was more accurate!
