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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 2891321, member: 75937&quot;]I have 73 coins of Faustina Junior alone, but this one is one of my favorites:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]694986[/ATTACH] </p><p>Faustina II under Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-175 </p><p>Roman AR denarius; 2.60 g, 17 mm Rome, AD 161-175 </p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right </p><p>Rev: LAETITIA, Laetitia standing left, holding wreath and scepter </p><p>Refs: RIC 700; Cohen 147; RCV 5258 var.</p><p><br /></p><p>Julia Domna is quite captivating in this youthful portrait:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]694994[/ATTACH]</p><p>Julia Domna, AD 193-217 </p><p>Roman orichalcum dupondius; 10.61 gm, 24.2 mm </p><p>Rome, issue 6, AD 195 </p><p>Obv: IVLIA DOMNA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, right. </p><p>Rev: FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas enthroned right, nursing one child, second child stands before her. </p><p>Refs: RIC 844; BMCRE 494; Cohen 43; Hill 126; RCV 6639 Notes: Ex Ars Classica VIII, 1924, Bement Collection, lot 1184. Die-match to BMCRE-494, pl. 21.4</p><p><br /></p><p>Plautilla has a pleasing portrait. I like the pointy ears; it makes her look like a pixie:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]694998[/ATTACH]</p><p>Plautilla, AD 202-205</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.13 g, 19.0 mm</p><p>Rome, AD 202</p><p>Obv: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right</p><p>Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia, diademed, standing left, holding patera and scepter.</p><p>Refs: RIC 363a; BMCRE 411; RSC 1; RCV 7065; Temeryazev &amp; Makarenko 421; Hill 583 &amp; 585.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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