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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 5011595, member: 75937"]I do love a good Faustina thread, indeed! </p><p><br /></p><p>Nice coins, [USER=110226]@robinjojo[/USER]! I particularly like the sestertius of Faustina II. It's scarce and I don't have an example in my collection. It's RIC 1381; BMCRE <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1860-0326-31" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1860-0326-31" rel="nofollow">2142</a>. It was one of the first coins issued by Antoninus Pius for his daughter. The obverse legend, FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL is the earliest and is dated by Strack to 147-149 and by Sear to AD 148-152. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Faustina I AETERNITAS as is also scarce and I don't own an example of this coin, either. It likely dates to the large issue of AD 150 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the empress's death. It was only issued in the middle bronze denomination, without a corresponding sestertius. It comes in three bust varieties: bare-headed, veiled, and veiled and stephaned. Yours is RIC 1159; BMCRE <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_BNK-R-822" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_BNK-R-822" rel="nofollow">1551</a>; Cohen 22; Strack 1266.</p><p><br /></p><p>The third one is challenging because of the lack of legible inscriptions. I suspect it reads DIVA FAVSTINA on the obverse, simply because there isn't a reverse type with the earlier DIVA AVG FAVSTINA legend that this could be. I don't believe the reverse is Ceres, for she holds her right hand too high; on the issues with Ceres holding grain ears and torch, her arm is angled much lower to the ground, such as:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1201928[/ATTACH] </p><p>I wonder if it is RIC 1178; BMCRE 1581; Cohen 114; Strack 1295, with Vesta, veiled, standing l., holding palladium and long torch, such as the <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_R-13573" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_R-13573" rel="nofollow">example in the British Museum</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1201931[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I also wonder about RIC 1155; BMCRE <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_R-13546" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_R-13546" rel="nofollow">1540</a>; Cohen 29; Strack 1263, with the AETERNITAS S C legend and Juno (?), veiled, standing front, head l., extending r. hand and holding vertical scepter. Here is the example in the British Museum:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1201932[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>So, I'm not sure the identity of your third coin. I don't have one in my collection to share. </p><p><br /></p><p>Enjoy your coins![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 5011595, member: 75937"]I do love a good Faustina thread, indeed! Nice coins, [USER=110226]@robinjojo[/USER]! I particularly like the sestertius of Faustina II. It's scarce and I don't have an example in my collection. It's RIC 1381; BMCRE [URL='https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1860-0326-31']2142[/URL]. It was one of the first coins issued by Antoninus Pius for his daughter. The obverse legend, FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL is the earliest and is dated by Strack to 147-149 and by Sear to AD 148-152. The Faustina I AETERNITAS as is also scarce and I don't own an example of this coin, either. It likely dates to the large issue of AD 150 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the empress's death. It was only issued in the middle bronze denomination, without a corresponding sestertius. It comes in three bust varieties: bare-headed, veiled, and veiled and stephaned. Yours is RIC 1159; BMCRE [URL='https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_BNK-R-822']1551[/URL]; Cohen 22; Strack 1266. The third one is challenging because of the lack of legible inscriptions. I suspect it reads DIVA FAVSTINA on the obverse, simply because there isn't a reverse type with the earlier DIVA AVG FAVSTINA legend that this could be. I don't believe the reverse is Ceres, for she holds her right hand too high; on the issues with Ceres holding grain ears and torch, her arm is angled much lower to the ground, such as: [ATTACH=full]1201928[/ATTACH] I wonder if it is RIC 1178; BMCRE 1581; Cohen 114; Strack 1295, with Vesta, veiled, standing l., holding palladium and long torch, such as the [URL='https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_R-13573']example in the British Museum[/URL]: [ATTACH=full]1201931[/ATTACH] I also wonder about RIC 1155; BMCRE [URL='https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_R-13546']1540[/URL]; Cohen 29; Strack 1263, with the AETERNITAS S C legend and Juno (?), veiled, standing front, head l., extending r. hand and holding vertical scepter. Here is the example in the British Museum: [ATTACH=full]1201932[/ATTACH] So, I'm not sure the identity of your third coin. I don't have one in my collection to share. Enjoy your coins![/QUOTE]
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