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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 8200153, member: 85693"]Always look forward to Friday when FF is afoot - good job as always, [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER]. My top five reverse types:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>PUDICITIA:</b> Here is the sestertius version of RC's middle bronze above:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1436876[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b>Faustina II Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(c. 147-150 A.D.) </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>FAVSTINAE AVG PII [AVG FIL], draped bust right / [PVDICITIA], Pudicitia seated left, drawing out veil with right hand, left hand in lap, S C in field.</p><p>RIC 1381; BMCRE 2143.</p><p>(26.33 grams / 29 x 27 mm)</p><p>eBay June 2020 </p><p><br /></p><p><b>DIANA:</b> Is Diana <i>Lucifera</i> cheating? I hope not! No bow n' arrow, but rather a torch. This one from CT friend [USER=95247]@tenbobbit[/USER] in 2020, with RC notes and my speculation that it is a dupondius for a type only described as an as (but as RC notes above, it is impossible to really tell with these, especially with a patina; but the weight sure is high on this one, and the flan small):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1436846[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Faustina II Æ Dupondius</b></p><p><b>(c. 170-171 or 174-175 A.D.)</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] Jan. 2020</p><p>Attribution Note: This type is only listed in RIC as an as. But the weight of this</p><p>specimen makes it likely it is a dupondius. See:</p><p>Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger E-Auction 420 Lot 5326 Nov. 18, 2017</p><p>dupondius (with stephane bust) 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>"However, two possible dates come to mind: either c. AD 170- 171 if the coin's purpose was to commemorate the birth of Faustina's daughter Vibia Sabina, or mid-174 to 175 if the dative case sestertius was a mule of an obverse die intended for use with the MATRI CASTRORVM reverse type."</p><p>Roman Collector, CT Jan. 2022</p><p><br /></p><p><b>JUNO:</b> My latest Faustina II, a sestertius with Juno and her peacock:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1436847[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Faustina II Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(c. 162-164 A.D.) </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right wearing circlet of pearls / IVNONI REGINAE S-C, Juno, veiled, standing left, holding patera & sceptre; peacock at feet.</p><p>RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1651</p><p>(24.60 grams / 29 mm)</p><p>eBay Jan. 2022 Ck</p><p>Notes: "The lack of an all-round legend and the use of the type 7 hairstyle imply a date for the IVNONI REGINAE with Juno standing type of AD 162 at the earliest. The abundance of the issue suggests it was in production for at least a year or two. Therefore, I assign the issue a date of AD 162-164."</p><p>Roman Collector, CT Jan. 2022</p><p><br /></p><p><b>CONDORDIA </b>- denarius with continuous reverse legend (what's left of it) and an RC attribution note:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-ii-den-concordia-seat-july-2019-0u-jpg.1362279/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Faustina II Denarius</b></p><p><b>(154-156 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust right / CONCORDIA, Concordia seated left, holding flower and resting left arm on cornucopiae set on globe below seat.</p><p>RIC 502Aa (var.; see note)</p><p>(3.02 grams / 17 mm)</p><p>eBay July 2019</p><p>Note:</p><p>Reverse legend is continuous on this specimen:</p><p>"The British Museum has four examples (two of the five shown in the link have a different obverse legend & one is unpictured), BMC4, pp. 164-65. None of them have an unbroken reverse legend..."</p><p>Roman Collector on Coin Talk re: this coin. July 21, 2019</p><p><br /></p><p><b>VENUS:</b> A dupondius, cleaned so much you can see the yellow metal:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1436871[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Faustina II Æ Dupondius</b></p><p><b>(Early 148 - March 149 A.D.) </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust right (no pearls) / VENVS S-C, Venus standing left, holding apple and rudder around which a dolphin is coiled.</p><p>RIC 1409a. </p><p>(11.67 grams / 26 x 22 mm)</p><p>eBay Apr. 2018[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 8200153, member: 85693"]Always look forward to Friday when FF is afoot - good job as always, [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER]. My top five reverse types: [B]PUDICITIA:[/B] Here is the sestertius version of RC's middle bronze above: [B][ATTACH=full]1436876[/ATTACH] Faustina II Æ Sestertius (c. 147-150 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] FAVSTINAE AVG PII [AVG FIL], draped bust right / [PVDICITIA], Pudicitia seated left, drawing out veil with right hand, left hand in lap, S C in field. RIC 1381; BMCRE 2143. (26.33 grams / 29 x 27 mm) eBay June 2020 [B]DIANA:[/B] Is Diana [I]Lucifera[/I] cheating? I hope not! No bow n' arrow, but rather a torch. This one from CT friend [USER=95247]@tenbobbit[/USER] in 2020, with RC notes and my speculation that it is a dupondius for a type only described as an as (but as RC notes above, it is impossible to really tell with these, especially with a patina; but the weight sure is high on this one, and the flan small): [ATTACH=full]1436846[/ATTACH] [B]Faustina II Æ Dupondius (c. 170-171 or 174-175 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / [DIANA LVCIFERA] -C, Diana standing right holding long torch in both hands. RIC 1632 var. (dupondius) (13.36 grams / 23 x 21 mm) [USER=95247]@tenbobbit[/USER] Jan. 2020 Attribution Note: This type is only listed in RIC as an as. But the weight of this specimen makes it likely it is a dupondius. See: Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger E-Auction 420 Lot 5326 Nov. 18, 2017 dupondius (with stephane bust) 11.76 grams. [URL]https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4550011[/URL] "However, two possible dates come to mind: either c. AD 170- 171 if the coin's purpose was to commemorate the birth of Faustina's daughter Vibia Sabina, or mid-174 to 175 if the dative case sestertius was a mule of an obverse die intended for use with the MATRI CASTRORVM reverse type." Roman Collector, CT Jan. 2022 [B]JUNO:[/B] My latest Faustina II, a sestertius with Juno and her peacock: [ATTACH=full]1436847[/ATTACH] [B]Faustina II Æ Sestertius (c. 162-164 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right wearing circlet of pearls / IVNONI REGINAE S-C, Juno, veiled, standing left, holding patera & sceptre; peacock at feet. RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1651 (24.60 grams / 29 mm) eBay Jan. 2022 Ck Notes: "The lack of an all-round legend and the use of the type 7 hairstyle imply a date for the IVNONI REGINAE with Juno standing type of AD 162 at the earliest. The abundance of the issue suggests it was in production for at least a year or two. Therefore, I assign the issue a date of AD 162-164." Roman Collector, CT Jan. 2022 [B]CONDORDIA [/B]- denarius with continuous reverse legend (what's left of it) and an RC attribution note: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-ii-den-concordia-seat-july-2019-0u-jpg.1362279/[/IMG] [B]Faustina II Denarius (154-156 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust right / CONCORDIA, Concordia seated left, holding flower and resting left arm on cornucopiae set on globe below seat. RIC 502Aa (var.; see note) (3.02 grams / 17 mm) eBay July 2019 Note: Reverse legend is continuous on this specimen: "The British Museum has four examples (two of the five shown in the link have a different obverse legend & one is unpictured), BMC4, pp. 164-65. None of them have an unbroken reverse legend..." Roman Collector on Coin Talk re: this coin. July 21, 2019 [B]VENUS:[/B] A dupondius, cleaned so much you can see the yellow metal: [ATTACH=full]1436871[/ATTACH] [B]Faustina II Æ Dupondius (Early 148 - March 149 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust right (no pearls) / VENVS S-C, Venus standing left, holding apple and rudder around which a dolphin is coiled. RIC 1409a. (11.67 grams / 26 x 22 mm) eBay Apr. 2018[/QUOTE]
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