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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4420505, member: 75937"]Yes, the E at the end of Faustina indicates either the genitive case, "of Faustina" or the dative case, "for/to Faustina." Without the E, it's in the nominative case, or simply "Faustina." The inscriptions were used at different times. Yours is dated later than the as I illustrate above.</p><p><br /></p><p>Strack (S) and Mattingly (M) each date the various issues of Faustina II on the basis of her titulature. In summary, their dates are as follows:</p><p><br /></p><p>Issue 1. FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL; AD 147-149(S),147-150(M).</p><p>Issue 2. FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII FIL; AD 149-152(S), 150-152(M).</p><p>Issue 3. FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL; AD 152-156(S), 152-153(M).</p><p>Issue 4. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA AVG[VSTI] PII F[IL]; AD 152-156(S), 153-154(M).</p><p>Issue 5. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA with AVGVSTI PII FIL on the reverse; AD 156-161(S), 154-156 or 157(M).</p><p><br /></p><p>That's a lovely coin, [USER=90248]@Spaniard[/USER] ! On the globe under her throne, you can see the crossed bands that represent the intersection of the zodiac (ecliptic) and the celestial equator. This “X” is called the equinoctial cross, and represents the spring and autumnal equinoxes (where the Sun crosses the celestial equator). It signified the belief in cosmic cycles of birth, death, and rebirth. <a href="https://wgs.cc/celator/molnar.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://wgs.cc/celator/molnar.pdf" rel="nofollow">Here</a> is a neat article about this called "Symbolism of the Sphere" by Michael R. Molnar (from the June 1998 <i>Celator)</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>My example is not nearly so nice:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1108606[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Wow! What a beautiful birthday gift to yourself, [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] ! Yours is certainly less circulated than mine and you can see the young empress's hairstyle quite well. I think yours is almost certainly a dupondius because of the brassy highlights and its higher weight than mine.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4420505, member: 75937"]Yes, the E at the end of Faustina indicates either the genitive case, "of Faustina" or the dative case, "for/to Faustina." Without the E, it's in the nominative case, or simply "Faustina." The inscriptions were used at different times. Yours is dated later than the as I illustrate above. Strack (S) and Mattingly (M) each date the various issues of Faustina II on the basis of her titulature. In summary, their dates are as follows: Issue 1. FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL; AD 147-149(S),147-150(M). Issue 2. FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII FIL; AD 149-152(S), 150-152(M). Issue 3. FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL; AD 152-156(S), 152-153(M). Issue 4. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA AVG[VSTI] PII F[IL]; AD 152-156(S), 153-154(M). Issue 5. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA with AVGVSTI PII FIL on the reverse; AD 156-161(S), 154-156 or 157(M). That's a lovely coin, [USER=90248]@Spaniard[/USER] ! On the globe under her throne, you can see the crossed bands that represent the intersection of the zodiac (ecliptic) and the celestial equator. This “X” is called the equinoctial cross, and represents the spring and autumnal equinoxes (where the Sun crosses the celestial equator). It signified the belief in cosmic cycles of birth, death, and rebirth. [URL='https://wgs.cc/celator/molnar.pdf']Here[/URL] is a neat article about this called "Symbolism of the Sphere" by Michael R. Molnar (from the June 1998 [I]Celator)[/I]. My example is not nearly so nice: [ATTACH=full]1108606[/ATTACH] Wow! What a beautiful birthday gift to yourself, [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] ! Yours is certainly less circulated than mine and you can see the young empress's hairstyle quite well. I think yours is almost certainly a dupondius because of the brassy highlights and its higher weight than mine.[/QUOTE]
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