ANCIENT: New Faustina Jr.

A new addition to my collection, a cheap Faustina jr. Common type, but I always liked the early portraits of her & I didnt have one in silver.


Faustina Jr. (146 - 175 A.D.)
AR Denarius
O: FAUSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust right with head bare, hair waived and coiled on back of head,
R:VENVS, Venus standing left holding apple in right and rudder in left, dolphin coiled around rudder.
18mm
3.4g
RIC III Pius 517c, RSC II 266

 

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Attractive pickup mat! And yes, cheap ancient silver is good

 

Another lady Mat, very nice, like that its well centered...

 

very cool, I like her portrait on that coin....nice denarius.

 

Nice ... wow Mat, you really now how to pick-up dem babes, eh? (that's a pretty sweet addition to your harem!!)


Sadly, I only have this grissled ol' sestertius example of Faustina Jr ... your coin is certainly more prestigeous than my scraggly example (regardless, I love tossing my hat into the ol' ring!!) ... cheers, brother Mat!!

 

A great portrait, nice addition.

 

Nice!

 

An early portrait of her's is still on my want list. That one has a fine style, good catch mate...

Q

 

Very attractive empress pickup. I am starting to get an empress coin. I really want the Sassanid queen Boran. Now that is an empress I need.

 

Ive been on the lookout for one too but lordy she is expensive

Would be nice to own though.

 

Here's a slug!

Similar to Steve's example except even worse (and it's about the diameter of a silver dollar).

 

Still way better than my Faustina Sr. (I don't have Jr.)

 

Nice coin, appealing portrait, Mat. Good addition, as always.

I don't even know if I have a Faustina Jr.
Is the chick on the bottom row to the right her?

 

Thanks

Nice sabina *one in the middle* & yes, Faustina Jr. is the lower right one.

 

I own three, but this is my nicest Jr:


FAUSTINA JR AR Denarius
OBV: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Diademed and draped bust right
REV: SAECVLI FELICIT, throne (Pulvinar) upon which sits Commodus and Antoninus
Rome Mint, 161-175 AD
3.22g, 17mm
RIC 711 (Aurelius)

 

Is it time to post our Faustina Filia's ?


Diva Faustina II, Sestertius
Posthumous issue, Rome mint, after AD 176
DIVA FAVSTINA PIA, draped bust right
SIDERIBVS RECEPTA, Diana standing right, holding a torch, SC in field
19.76 gr
Ref : Cohen # 215, RCV # 5233 v

Q

 

Diva Faustina II, Denarius
Rome mint, after AD 176
DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, Veiled and draped bust right
CONSECRATIO, funeral pyre
3.26 gr, 18 mm
Ref : Cohen # 77, RIC # 747, RCV # 5218

Q

 

One of my favorites of yours. Fairly rare too.

 

Thanks Mat

Q

 

You think Boran is pricey? Try her sister.

I still kick myself for not getting a Boran at a Frank Robinson sale a decade ago.