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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 7612102, member: 85693&quot;]Another great Fasutina Friday, RC - very helpful information from Beckmann&#039;s book, which I do not have yet (maybe someday).&nbsp; That these may be empress victory types is a fascinating theory.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As for the Venus Victrix reverse type, I have one of these.&nbsp; I was wondering if there was any additional information in Beckmann&#039;s new book on the images that can be seen on the shield (sometimes).&nbsp; OCRE notes: </p><ul> <li>Type: Venus, draped, standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and resting left hand on shield on which are the Dioscuri or she-wolf and twins&nbsp; <a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.3.m_aur.1688" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.3.m_aur.1688" rel="nofollow">http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.3.m_aur.1688</a></li> </ul><p>Many of these are unclear, including mine (wolf-twins is a guess).&nbsp; Some on OCRE are quite clear.&nbsp; Some are mysterious - such as the OP&#039;s.&nbsp; What is that thing?&nbsp; An aegis? </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1310384[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Shield detail:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1310385[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Faustina II&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(161- 176 A.D.)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, with band of pearls / VENV VICTRIX SC</p><p>Venus standing left, holding Victory in right hand, resting left hand on shield on which is the she-wolf &amp; twins, set on helmet.</p><p>RIC 1688; BMCRE 960-65;</p><p>(23.64 grams / 30 x 26 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the Hilaritas type:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1310388[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Faustina II&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(161-175 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, double row of pearls / HLA[RITAS] SC, Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm and cornucopiae.</p><p>RIC 1642; Cohen 112; BMC 911</p><p>(27.75 grams / 30 x 28 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Extrapolating a bit here, what about Lucius Verus and his wife?&nbsp; He issued a Victory over Parthia series:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1310405[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Lucius Verus&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Æ Sestertius </b></p><p><b>(166 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>[L VERVS AV]G ARM [PARTH MAX], laureate head right / [TR POT VI IMP IIII] COS II S C: Victory standing r. [holding palm?] attaching shield inscribed VIC PAR to palm tree.</p><p>RIC 1456, Cohen 206.</p><p>(20.48 grams / 28 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Lucilla, Verus&#039;s wife (and Faustina II&#039;s daughter) also issued a Hilaritas type - my example being quite wretched, unfortunately.&nbsp; Could this have been issued as a parallel &quot;victory type&quot; with her mom/husband?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1310403[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Lucilla&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(wife of&nbsp; Lucius Verus)</b></p><p><b>n.d. (c. 164-169 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>LVCILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / H[ILARITA]S S-C, Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm and cornucopiae</p><p>RIC III 1740 (Aurelius); BMCRE 1203 (Aurelius);</p><p>(17.51 grams / 27 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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