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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1986462, member: 56859&quot;]That&#039;s a beautiful and unusual portrait.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t seen another like it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t have a relevant coin to show but here&#039;s an interesting tidbit, noted while reading about other emperors.&nbsp; Some historical records paint Faustina Jr. as sexually insatiable, alleging affairs with a wide swathe of men.&nbsp; This may or may not be true but the rumor was apparently active in her lifetime.&nbsp; The Pudicita coins were an attempt to mitigate the perception by associating her with the personification of sexual virtue.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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