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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 7424132, member: 75937"]TGIFF!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://media1.tenor.com/images/b5c3c972cbb3afd903d916a1e52b84f6/tenor.gif?itemid=17534889" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is a new arrival to my <i>Numophylacium Faustinae</i>. I purchased it because it depicts the empress wearing the stephane,[1] an example of which was lacking in my collection on a sestertius of this particular reverse type, that of Laetitia.</p><p><br /></p><p>Isn’t she lovely?</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]gckGhM7GmWM[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Her portrait was crafted by a very talented die-engraver.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289266[/ATTACH]</p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Faustina II, AD 147-175.</font></p><p><font size="3">Roman orichalcum sestertius, 24.80 g, 32.6 mm, 6 h.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rome, AD 161-164.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, wearing stephane.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: LAETITIA S C, Laetitia standing left, holding wreath and scepter.</font></p><p><font size="3">Refs: RIC 1653; BMCRE 928; Cohen 150; RCV 5279 var. (bust); MIR 21-6/10b diad.</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>The Latin noun <i>laetitia</i> roughly means "happiness." Specifically, the word connotes a feeling of <a href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0060%3Aalphabetic+letter%3Dl%3Aentry+group%3D2%3Aentry%3Dlaetitia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0060%3Aalphabetic+letter%3Dl%3Aentry+group%3D2%3Aentry%3Dlaetitia" rel="nofollow"><i>joy, exultation, rejoicing</i>, <i>gladness, pleasure, </i>or<i> delight</i></a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Laetitia reverse type was large issue, issued under Marcus Aurelius AD 161-164, which I have <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/faustina-friday-laetitia-left-and-right.371036/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/faustina-friday-laetitia-left-and-right.371036/">previously discussed</a>. The issue possibly refers to the birth of M. Annius Verus in AD 162,[2] but this is far from certain. This reverse type was used for the aureus, denarius, sestertius, and middle bronze denominations. Not only may the empress appear bare-headed, wearing a single or double strand of pearls, or a stephane, but Laetitia may appear standing right or left, with mirror-image reverse types.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the sestertius denomination, the bust type depicting the empress wearing one or two strands of pearls is the more commonly encountered in the market; the stephaned variety is quite rare. After a comprehensive internet and literature search, I have compiled the following inventory of known examples:</p><p><br /></p><ol> <li>Roma eSale 1, <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1658114" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1658114" rel="nofollow">lot 493</a>, 31 August, 2013; same coin sold again in eSale 63, <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6458703" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6458703" rel="nofollow">lot 821</a>, 11 July, 2019.</li> <li>British Museum, <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1913-0604-63" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1913-0604-63" rel="nofollow">BMCRE4 928</a>.</li> <li>ANS <a href="http://numismatics.org/collection/1957.172.1756" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/collection/1957.172.1756" rel="nofollow">1957.172.1756</a>.</li> <li>Thüringen Museum for Pre- and Early History <a href="https://www.kenom.de/id/record_DE-MUS-878719_kenom_122626" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.kenom.de/id/record_DE-MUS-878719_kenom_122626" rel="nofollow">4956/00</a>.</li> <li>M. Rollin collection, cited by Cohen.</li> <li>This coin, Artemide Kunstauktionen eLive Auction 17, <a href="https://www.artemideauktionen.at/auction/view/765/454" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.artemideauktionen.at/auction/view/765/454" rel="nofollow">lot 454</a>, 27 March, 2021.</li> </ol><p><br /></p><p>If you are aware of any other examples, I’d appreciate you posting a photo or link. Let’s see your coins of Laetitia, Faustina wearing a stephane, or anything you feel is relevant!</p><p><br /></p><p>~~~</p><p><br /></p><p>Notes:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. I have <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-stephane-on-roman-imperial-coins.377542/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-stephane-on-roman-imperial-coins.377542/">previously discussed</a> the role of the stephane on Roman coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Szaivert, Wolfgang, <i>Die Münzprägung der Kaiser Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Verus und Commodus (161/192)</i>, Moneta Imperii Romani 18. Vienna, 1989, p. 230.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 7424132, member: 75937"]TGIFF! [IMG]https://media1.tenor.com/images/b5c3c972cbb3afd903d916a1e52b84f6/tenor.gif?itemid=17534889[/IMG] This is a new arrival to my [I]Numophylacium Faustinae[/I]. I purchased it because it depicts the empress wearing the stephane,[1] an example of which was lacking in my collection on a sestertius of this particular reverse type, that of Laetitia. Isn’t she lovely? [MEDIA=youtube]gckGhM7GmWM[/MEDIA] Her portrait was crafted by a very talented die-engraver. [ATTACH=full]1289266[/ATTACH] [INDENT][SIZE=3]Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 24.80 g, 32.6 mm, 6 h. Rome, AD 161-164. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, wearing stephane. Rev: LAETITIA S C, Laetitia standing left, holding wreath and scepter. Refs: RIC 1653; BMCRE 928; Cohen 150; RCV 5279 var. (bust); MIR 21-6/10b diad.[/SIZE][/INDENT] The Latin noun [I]laetitia[/I] roughly means "happiness." Specifically, the word connotes a feeling of [URL='http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0060%3Aalphabetic+letter%3Dl%3Aentry+group%3D2%3Aentry%3Dlaetitia'][I]joy, exultation, rejoicing[/I], [I]gladness, pleasure, [/I]or[I] delight[/I][/URL]. The Laetitia reverse type was large issue, issued under Marcus Aurelius AD 161-164, which I have [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/faustina-friday-laetitia-left-and-right.371036/']previously discussed[/URL]. The issue possibly refers to the birth of M. Annius Verus in AD 162,[2] but this is far from certain. This reverse type was used for the aureus, denarius, sestertius, and middle bronze denominations. Not only may the empress appear bare-headed, wearing a single or double strand of pearls, or a stephane, but Laetitia may appear standing right or left, with mirror-image reverse types. In the sestertius denomination, the bust type depicting the empress wearing one or two strands of pearls is the more commonly encountered in the market; the stephaned variety is quite rare. After a comprehensive internet and literature search, I have compiled the following inventory of known examples: [LIST=1] [*]Roma eSale 1, [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1658114']lot 493[/URL], 31 August, 2013; same coin sold again in eSale 63, [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6458703']lot 821[/URL], 11 July, 2019. [*]British Museum, [URL='https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1913-0604-63']BMCRE4 928[/URL]. [*]ANS [URL='http://numismatics.org/collection/1957.172.1756']1957.172.1756[/URL]. [*]Thüringen Museum for Pre- and Early History [URL='https://www.kenom.de/id/record_DE-MUS-878719_kenom_122626']4956/00[/URL]. [*]M. Rollin collection, cited by Cohen. [*]This coin, Artemide Kunstauktionen eLive Auction 17, [URL='https://www.artemideauktionen.at/auction/view/765/454']lot 454[/URL], 27 March, 2021. [/LIST] If you are aware of any other examples, I’d appreciate you posting a photo or link. Let’s see your coins of Laetitia, Faustina wearing a stephane, or anything you feel is relevant! ~~~ Notes: 1. I have [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-stephane-on-roman-imperial-coins.377542/']previously discussed[/URL] the role of the stephane on Roman coins. 2. Szaivert, Wolfgang, [I]Die Münzprägung der Kaiser Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Verus und Commodus (161/192)[/I], Moneta Imperii Romani 18. Vienna, 1989, p. 230.[/QUOTE]
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