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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 7772538, member: 75937&quot;]I&#039;ve had this denarius of Faustina II for many years, which features her with the &quot;four rows wave pattern&quot; hairstyle (Beckmann type 9; p. 91) ...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-hilaritas-denarius-jpg.1068647/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina II, AD 147-175.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.40 g, 17.4 mm, 5 h.</p><p>Rome, c. AD 166.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bust of Faustina II, draped, right.</p><p>Rev: HILARITAS, Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm-branch in right hand and cornucopia in left hand.</p><p>Refs: RIC 686; BMCRE 100; RSC 111; RCV 5254; CRE 182.</p><p><br /></p><p>But recently acquired this one, featuring her &quot;strong brow wave&quot; with a string of pearls coiffure (Beckmann type 7; p. 90).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1333027[/ATTACH]</p><p>Faustina II, AD 147-175.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 2.89 g, 17 mm, 6 h.</p><p>Rome, c. AD 166.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bust of Faustina II, draped, right, wearing strand of pearls.</p><p>Rev: HILARITAS, Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm-branch in right hand and cornucopia in left hand.</p><p>Refs: RIC 686; BMCRE 101-102; RSC 111a; RCV 5254; CRE 182.</p><p><br /></p><p>And since she has a string of pearls, it reminds me of this tune (long a favorite, too!):</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]aQUljW_s50I[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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