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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 7798415, member: 75937"]This reverse type is really common with a right-facing bust. There were 122 examples in the Reka Devnia hoard.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338985[/ATTACH] </p><p>Faustina II, AD 147-175.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.27 g, 17.8 mm, 6 h.</p><p>Rome, August, AD 156-157.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: AVGVSTI PII FIL, Venus standing left, holding Victory on right hand and resting left hand on shield set on helmet.</p><p>Refs: RIC 495a; BMCRE 1099-1101; RSC/Cohen 15; RCV 4700; Strack 519; CRE 235.</p><p><br /></p><p>But it's very rare with a left-facing bust. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-avgvsti-pii-fil-venus-denarius-left-facing-bust-jpg.1005178/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina II, AD 147-175.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.21 g, 17.1 mm, 5 h.</p><p>Rome, August, AD 156-157.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, left.</p><p>Rev: AVGVSTI PII FIL, Venus standing left, holding Victory on right hand and resting left hand on shield set on helmet.</p><p>Refs: RIC 495b; BMCRE 1102; RSC 15a; Cohen --; RCV --; Strack 519; CRE 235.</p><p>Note: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/left-facing-faustina-ii-denarius.348089/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/left-facing-faustina-ii-denarius.348089/">Thread about this coin</a>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 7798415, member: 75937"]This reverse type is really common with a right-facing bust. There were 122 examples in the Reka Devnia hoard. [ATTACH=full]1338985[/ATTACH] Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman AR denarius, 3.27 g, 17.8 mm, 6 h. Rome, August, AD 156-157. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: AVGVSTI PII FIL, Venus standing left, holding Victory on right hand and resting left hand on shield set on helmet. Refs: RIC 495a; BMCRE 1099-1101; RSC/Cohen 15; RCV 4700; Strack 519; CRE 235. But it's very rare with a left-facing bust. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-avgvsti-pii-fil-venus-denarius-left-facing-bust-jpg.1005178/[/IMG] Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman AR denarius, 3.21 g, 17.1 mm, 5 h. Rome, August, AD 156-157. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, left. Rev: AVGVSTI PII FIL, Venus standing left, holding Victory on right hand and resting left hand on shield set on helmet. Refs: RIC 495b; BMCRE 1102; RSC 15a; Cohen --; RCV --; Strack 519; CRE 235. Note: [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/left-facing-faustina-ii-denarius.348089/']Thread about this coin[/URL].[/QUOTE]
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