Excited to Have Scored a Beautiful LIFETIME Faustina I

Thanks Mat. Very nice coin as well!

Very cool reverse on that denarius happy_collector! Thanks for sharing and for the kind words.

Excellent post as always, my friend. I figured that there might be some good portraits with distinctive features (whether true to their subject or not) among the provincial issues. Some wonderful examples you show btw!

I still think that the official mint at Rome was using the portrait of the emperor as a guide for the empress during the Nerva-Antonine dynasty up until Faustina I. The portrait on the Sabina you show strikes me as being very closely styled on the early (ie younger looking) portraits of Hadrian. It also doesn’t look much like her extant statuary like you might expect after looking at the likeness of the statues / coins of Fuastina.

Also thanks for mentioning and therefore giving me a chance to post my much loved purple Pius.


I appreciate the kudos on the background as well. I’m always experimenting with my favorite way to show my photos. Almost like a hobby in a hobby

Thank you my friend. It’s interesting how consistent the portraits are from the lifetime to the diva issues. Nice Diva addition!

That is quite a beauty Donna. Well centered and well struck.

 

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Lovely toning on a very nice coin, Curtis. I've always wanted a lifetime Faustina I but have yet to add one to my collection. Here's my only denarius of her:

FAUSTINA I
AR Denarius. 3.59g, 19.1mm. Rome mint, after AD 146. RIC 351; Cohen 32; BMC 373. O: DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right. R: AETERNITAS, Aeternitas standing facing, head left, holding veil and globe, midriff sown with stars.

 

No lifetimes, but an unusual Diva limes.


And an absolutely gorgeous patina on a sestertius

 

A most beautiful acquisition @Curtisimo

For some reason, I definitely prefer lifelike empresses' portraits to "Emperor-in-a-wig" ones

This ?


Plautilla, Denarius - Rome mint, AD 202-205
PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE, draped bust right, with hair fasten in a bun
CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia standing left, holding patera and sceptre
3,43 gr
Ref : RCV -, Cohen #2
Ex @Barry Murphy collection

or that ?


Severina, AE Denarius - Rome mint, 5 th officina, AD 274-275.
SEVERINA AVG, draped and diademed bust right.
VENVS FELIX, Venus standing left, holding seated figure and sceptre. Є at exergue.
2.46 gr, 19-20 mm
RIC V 1 # 6, RCV # 11710, C # 14
Ex Auctiones.ch

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Great coins everyone! Faustina's are some of my favourites. There is a certain nobility combined with glamour that reflects her character.



An unfortunate scratch on the bust made up by lovely hair detail and golden hue!

Diva Faustina I (wife of A. Pius) AR Denarius. Rome, after AD 141. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AVGVSTA, Vesta standing to left, holding simpulum and palladium. RIC III 368 (Pius)



Budget Julia Mamaea with what I figured was quite a lifelike portrait. There's a combination of Severus Alexander and her own features, and it doesn't seem overly idealized. Surfaces and tone look a lot better in hand.

Julia Mamaea (mother of S. Alexander) AR Denarius. Rome, AD 222-235. IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, draped bust right / IVNO CONSERVATRIX, Juno, diademed and veiled, standing left, holding patera and sceptre; at her feet, peacock. RIC IV 343 (Alexander)