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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 8321284, member: 75937&quot;]I think this LAETITIA sestertius has a lovely portrait. The empress is mature, about 32 or 33 years of age, and very regal in her stephane. The portrait is of unusually fine style and captures the empress&#039;s strength and beauty.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-laetitia-s-c-standing-left-sestertius-diademed-jpg.1328867/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></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, late AD 162 – early 163.</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>In terms of denarius reverse types, my favorite is this scarce VENVS FELIX type, where the goddess holds a statuette of the three graces. I have two examples, one with the empress&#039;s type 9 hairstyle, and other with the empress&#039;s type 10 hairstyle.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-venvs-felix-denarius-jpg.1414991/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Faustina Jr, Augusta AD 147-175.</font></p><p><font size="3">Roman AR Denarius, 3.18 g, 18.2 mm, 6 h.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rome, AD 170-175.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right, with Beckmann type 9 hairstyle.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: VENVS FELIX, Venus seated left, holding small statuary group of the three graces and scepter.</font></p><p><font size="3">Refs: RIC 731 var.; BMC p. 407* accession no. 1982,0202.7; Temeryazev &amp; Makarenko 240; Staal p. 142, p. 169.</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-venvs-felix-denarius-type-10-coiffure-jpg.1414992/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Faustina Jr, Augusta AD 147-175.</font></p><p><font size="3">Roman AR Denarius, 3.07 g, 17.6 mm, 6 h.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rome, AD 170-175.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right, with Beckmann type 10 hairstyle.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: VENVS FELIX, Venus seated left, holding small statuary group of the three graces and scepter.</font></p><p><font size="3">Refs: RIC 731 var.; BMC p. 407* accession no. <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1982-0202-7" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1982-0202-7" rel="nofollow">1982,0202.7</a>; Temeryazev &amp; Makarenko 240; Staal p. 142, p. 169.</font></p></blockquote><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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