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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 7354029, member: 85693"]Interesting and informative as always, RC. Whenever a Faustina Friday gets posted I look through my collection looking for a match. Surely there was a Juno Lucina in there somewhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nope. I have three IVNO LVCINA's, all Antonine ladies, but not Faustina II. Here is a Lucilla sestertius: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1282183[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Lucilla Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(wife of Lucius Verus)</b></p><p><b>(164-167 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint </b></p><p>[LVCILLA] AVG ANTONINI AVG F, draped bust right / IVN[ONI LVCINAE] S-C, Juno seated left, holding flower & infant.</p><p>RIC 1747; BMC 1154.</p><p>(27.53 grams / 29 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is Crispina in both as and dupondius versions (denominational guesstimate based on weight, size). No children on these - hoping for an imperial pregnancy, I'd guess:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1282182[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Crispina Æ Dupondius</b></p><p><b>(wife of Commodus)</b></p><p><b>(c. 178-180 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>CRISPINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / IVNO LVCINA, S-C across field, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter.</p><p>RIC 680; Cohen 24; BMC 433</p><p>(13.66 grams / 25 mm)</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Crispina Æ As</b></p><p><b>(wife of Commodus)</b></p><p><b>(c. 178-180 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>CRISPINA AVGV[STA], draped bust right / [IV]NO L[V]CIN[A], S-C across field, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter.</p><p>RIC 680; Cohen 24; BMC 433</p><p>(8.68 grams / 23 x 21 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's the Antoninus Pius version of Faustina's issue: </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1282190[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Antoninus Pius Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(Dec. 159-Dec. 160 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>ANTONINVS AVG [PIVS PP T]R P XXIII, laureate head right / [PI]ETATI AVG COS IIII S-C, Pietas draped standing left holding globe and child, to left and right two small girls standing.</p><p>RIC 1031; BMCRE 2088-90.</p><p>(17.34 grams / 34 mm)</p><p><b>Notes:</b> "Likely commemorates the birth of Fadilla to Faustina II; the children...are thought to represent Faustina III and Lucilla. RIC 1002 and BMCRE 2062 are misdescribed by Mattingly in both RIC3 and BMCRE4. It is extremely doubtful that any specimens read TR P XXII on obv., but actually read TR P XXIII with the final "I" being merged with the neck"</p><p>Roman Collector - Coin Talk Nov 2020[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 7354029, member: 85693"]Interesting and informative as always, RC. Whenever a Faustina Friday gets posted I look through my collection looking for a match. Surely there was a Juno Lucina in there somewhere. Nope. I have three IVNO LVCINA's, all Antonine ladies, but not Faustina II. Here is a Lucilla sestertius: [ATTACH=full]1282183[/ATTACH] [B]Lucilla Æ Sestertius (wife of Lucius Verus) (164-167 A.D.) Rome Mint [/B] [LVCILLA] AVG ANTONINI AVG F, draped bust right / IVN[ONI LVCINAE] S-C, Juno seated left, holding flower & infant. RIC 1747; BMC 1154. (27.53 grams / 29 mm) Here is Crispina in both as and dupondius versions (denominational guesstimate based on weight, size). No children on these - hoping for an imperial pregnancy, I'd guess: [ATTACH=full]1282182[/ATTACH] [B]Crispina Æ Dupondius (wife of Commodus) (c. 178-180 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] CRISPINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / IVNO LVCINA, S-C across field, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter. RIC 680; Cohen 24; BMC 433 (13.66 grams / 25 mm) [B] Crispina Æ As (wife of Commodus) (c. 178-180 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] CRISPINA AVGV[STA], draped bust right / [IV]NO L[V]CIN[A], S-C across field, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter. RIC 680; Cohen 24; BMC 433 (8.68 grams / 23 x 21 mm) Here's the Antoninus Pius version of Faustina's issue: [ATTACH=full]1282190[/ATTACH] [B]Antoninus Pius Æ Sestertius (Dec. 159-Dec. 160 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] ANTONINVS AVG [PIVS PP T]R P XXIII, laureate head right / [PI]ETATI AVG COS IIII S-C, Pietas draped standing left holding globe and child, to left and right two small girls standing. RIC 1031; BMCRE 2088-90. (17.34 grams / 34 mm) [B]Notes:[/B] "Likely commemorates the birth of Fadilla to Faustina II; the children...are thought to represent Faustina III and Lucilla. RIC 1002 and BMCRE 2062 are misdescribed by Mattingly in both RIC3 and BMCRE4. It is extremely doubtful that any specimens read TR P XXII on obv., but actually read TR P XXIII with the final "I" being merged with the neck" Roman Collector - Coin Talk Nov 2020[/QUOTE]
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