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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2405080, member: 19463&quot;]That is a nice coin and Faustina II was wife of Emperor Marcus Aurelius but this particular one list her as daughter of Antoninus Pius (obverse legend).&nbsp; A collection of this empress really needs three coins of which this is the first.&nbsp; You need a coin showing her as wife of Marcus Aurelius and the a posthumous coin.&nbsp; Of course there are many types for each of the three periods.&nbsp; The &#039;as wife&#039; coins will not have legends referring to her as &#039;PII AVG FIL&#039;.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]496242[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Posthumous coins will have DIVA legends:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]496243[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Of course you might not want to add coins 2 and 3 while there are a thousand other types on the want list and you might want to keep an eye out for really special examples to fill those slots.&nbsp; My definition of special is probably different than yours but the I hope you will choose coins that are special to you like this first one really should be.&nbsp; It is an excellent portrait and the reverse is good for her young and beautiful years.&nbsp; It is not hard to find coins of Faustina II that make her look really bad.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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