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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 5252718, member: 19463&quot;]If Faustina II was born in 130 AD she would be the same age as Verus and would seem appropriately depicted in the same size as Verus rather than the older (by nine years) Marcus.&nbsp; I assumed the figure was Faustina I.&nbsp; I also assumed the monument dated to the period of &#039;negotiations&#039; regarding the recently deceased Hadrian since Pius (and Hadrian) are shown with head coverings.&nbsp; Assumptions are dangerous but here Verus could be eight and Aurelius 17 as expected for 138AD. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am a little bothered by the size of the issue displaying Aurelius on the reverse without a single coin showing both adoptees or a parallel issue with Verus.&nbsp; Was Pius considering dropping him?&nbsp; Did Aurelius have a role in keeping his &#039;brother&#039;?&nbsp; Other than sharing a name, Aurelius was not like Caracalla.</p><p><br /></p><p>a fourree:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1218956[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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