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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 8153189, member: 85693&quot;]Thank you for another fine Faustina Friday, [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER] </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been piggybacking off of your research on these Faustinas and trying to keep my own collection updated.&nbsp; As for today&#039;s post, I have two of these.</p><p><br /></p><p>First, a sestertius of the standing Juno, very worn to the point I cannot see the peacock; the sceptre is clearer in hand than shows in my photo.&nbsp; Perhaps the attribution is not right?:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1422341[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Faustina II&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(c. 162-164 A.D.)&nbsp;&nbsp; </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 &amp; sceptre; peacock at feet.</p><p>RIC 1651; Cohen 142.</p><p>(25.28 grams / 30 mm)</p><p>eBay Nov. 2019&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a seated Juno denarius, a bit clearer: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1422340[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Faustina II&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Denarius</b></p><p><b>(c. 164 or 165 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust right / IVNONI REGINAE, Juno</p><p>veiled, seated left, holding patera and sceptre; peacock at her feet.</p><p>RIC 698; BMCRE 122; RSC 145.</p><p>(3.02 grams / 19 mm)</p><p>eBay Jan. 2021 ABLot[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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