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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4302387, member: 87404"]That <b><i><u>is</u></i></b> a very nice coin, Domitian in an honorable, noble pose. Agreed, very handsome.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find this coin of Faustina Jr, though having a modicum of wear, to be of fine style (like the loving, motherly face of Fecunditas). </p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181226_233820197-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Faustina II, Wife of Marcus Aurelius</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Sestertius, Struck 161-176 AD, Rome mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bust of Faustina II, draped, hair elaborately waved in nearly vertical lines and fastened in a low chignon at back of head, down cheek, curls, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: FECVND AVGVSTAE, Fecunditas, draped, standing left, between two children and holding two infants in her arms, S-C across field.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RIC III 1635</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 34mm, 24.2g</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4302387, member: 87404"]That [B][I][U]is[/U][/I][/B] a very nice coin, Domitian in an honorable, noble pose. Agreed, very handsome. I find this coin of Faustina Jr, though having a modicum of wear, to be of fine style (like the loving, motherly face of Fecunditas). [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181226_233820197-1.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Faustina II, Wife of Marcus Aurelius AE Sestertius, Struck 161-176 AD, Rome mint[/B] Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bust of Faustina II, draped, hair elaborately waved in nearly vertical lines and fastened in a low chignon at back of head, down cheek, curls, right. Reverse: FECVND AVGVSTAE, Fecunditas, draped, standing left, between two children and holding two infants in her arms, S-C across field. References: RIC III 1635 Size: 34mm, 24.2g[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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