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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 8185094, member: 85693&quot;]Any old excuse to resurrect a Fasutina Friday on a Wednesday - I managed to upgrade my IVNO REGINAE sestertius.&nbsp; My &quot;upgrades&quot; are pretty unspectacular, but the reverse legend and the peacock are now visible, although there is a sort of avocado facial mask thing going on with Faustina&#039;s portrait; ancient Roman beauty treatments <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1431724[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Faustina II&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</p><p>S-C, Juno, veiled, standing left, holding patera &amp; sceptre;&nbsp; peacock at feet.</p><p>RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1651</p><p>(24.60 grams / 29 mm)</p><p>eBay Jan. 2022 Ck&nbsp; </p><p>Note:&nbsp; &quot;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.</p><p>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.&quot;&nbsp; Roman Collector, CT Jan. 2022</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my first, (more) worn one posted above - attribution was kind of a guess, since the reverse is so wiped out:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-ii-sest-ivno-reg-lot-nov-2019-0-jpg.1422341/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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