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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 8177083, member: 85693&quot;]Thank you for another terrific Faustina Friday, [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER]&nbsp; I always feel proud to be mentioned.</p><p><br /></p><p>Before I get to my Diana Luciferas, I have some Faustina news:&nbsp; I finally got a copy of Beckmann&#039;s terrific book of Faustina II&#039;s portraits, die-studies etc.&nbsp; It is really well done; not just for the coins, but for Faustina&#039;s image, imperial ideals, etc.&nbsp; I&#039;d recommend it for anybody interested in Faustina&#039;s coins or reign! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the dative FAVSTINAE version referenced above.&nbsp; The theory that this is a mule for the MATRI CASTORVM type is compelling.&nbsp; Sometimes I get lucky - this was a completely random purchase, as always - it was an affordable sestertius, which is all I noticed about it.&nbsp; My photo is still poor; the coin is very dark, yet blotchy and very glossy, which always defeats me photographically:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1429133[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Faustina II&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(174-175 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>FAVSTINAE [AVGVSTAE], draped bust right. / [DIANA LVCIFERA SC] Diana standing right holding long torch in both hands.</p><p>RIC 1630 var. (FAVSTINAE);</p><p>(21.44 grams / 27 mm)</p><p>eBay May&nbsp; 2019 (France) $10.05</p><p><b>Attribution Notes:</b></p><p>Dinsdale 007295, otherwise unattested with dative obverse inscription;</p><p>cf. RIC 1630; BMCRE 899-900; Cohen 88; RCV 5272; MIR 8-6/10c.</p><p>(per Roman Collector, Coin Talk Oct. 4, 2021)</p><p><br /></p><p>This next one came to me via the generosity of fellow CTer [USER=95247]@tenbobbit[/USER] part of a big batch he gifted me in 2020.&nbsp; It is a bit of a mystery to me; at 13.36 grams it would appear to be a dupondius, but I couldn&#039;t find one on OCRE - they only describe an as.&nbsp; This despite the fact one of their examples for RIC 1632 weighs over 18 grams!&nbsp; I&#039;d say that&#039;s a sestertius, not that I&#039;m qualified to correct the British Museum or the American Numismatic Society:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1913-1115-61" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1913-1115-61" rel="nofollow">https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1913-1115-61</a></p><p><a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.3.m_aur.1632" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.3.m_aur.1632" rel="nofollow">http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.3.m_aur.1632</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Although I am still pretty inexperienced when it comes to analyzing Faustina&#039;s hairdos, I will <i>boldly</i> agree that this is Beckmann Type 10, the last one used.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1429132[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Faustina II&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ Dupondius</b></p><p><b>(161-176 A.D.)&nbsp;&nbsp; </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / [DIANA LVCIFERA] -C, Diana standing right holding long torch in both hands.</p><p>RIC 1632 var. (dupondius)</p><p>(13.36 grams / 23 x 21 mm)</p><p>[USER=95247]@tenbobbit[/USER]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Jan. 2020</p><p>Attribution Note:</p><p>This type is only listed in RIC as an as.&nbsp; But the weight of this specimen makes it likely it is a dupondius.</p><p>See:&nbsp; Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger E-Auction 420&nbsp; Lot 5326 Nov. 18, 2017 dupondius (with stephane bust), weight 11.76 grams.</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4550011" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4550011" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4550011</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I need to update the dates on my attributions for these; now that [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER] and Beckmann have narrowed the date ranges.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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