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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3921695, member: 75937&quot;]All lovely coins and great deals! I, of course, have a soft spot for Faustina I. This is an interesting reverse type, particularly (as you noted) the temple remains are still standing in Rome. Three of her denarii depict the temple.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one&nbsp; was struck in AD 143, when the temple was dedicated and first under construction:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1033828[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Another one, also thought to be from AD 143, bears the reverse inscription PIETAS AVG or PIETAS AVGVSTI. I don&#039;t yet have one in my collection. This is an <a href="https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?assetId=664584001&amp;objectId=1210472&amp;partId=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?assetId=664584001&amp;objectId=1210472&amp;partId=1" rel="nofollow">example from the British Museum</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1033829[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, the AED DIVA FAVSTINAE denarius was struck in AD 150/51 for the 10th anniversary of Faustina&#039;s death and deification:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1033830[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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