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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 7841092, member: 75937"]<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/0571bf7633d76b804923e81bd1677f9f/tumblr_pcwrpbarRp1qe8lb8o1_500.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And you know what that means!! It's Faustina Friday! Today we'll be talking about coins with the reverse inscription <i>Augusti Pii Fil</i>, which means <i>daughter of Antoninus Pius</i>.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Denominations and Types</b></p><p><br /></p><p>The coinage of Faustina II issued late in the reign of Antoninus Pius is characterized by the obverse inscription FAVSTINA AVGVSTA with the filiation AVGVSTI PII FIL moved to the reverse. The reverses of this series feature in alphabetical order: Concordia (AR and Æ MB and sestertius), Diana (AV aureus and quinarius aureus), Pietas (Æ sestertius), Pudicitia (Æ sestertius), Salus (Æ MB), Spes (AR and Æ sestertius), and Venus Victrix (AR and Æ sestertius and MB). These deities and personifications are not explicitly labeled as such on the coins,[1] but are identified by their characteristic iconography and attributes. Mattingly notes the pairing of a variety of deities with a single inscription identifying the empress was a similar feature of coins for Faustina I, and suggests the "issue, perhaps, balances the AVGVSTA reverses of Diva Faustina the Elder, and, in both cases, the Empress may seem to be expressed in her true character though the divine figures associated with her name on reverse."[2]</p><p><br /></p><p>Minor variations in reverse designs are known for certain issues. Left-facing bust varieties are known for many of the issues, though all of them are rare and appear only infrequently in the collectors' market. Unofficial issues with this reverse inscription are known. For example, <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/95247/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/95247/">@tenbobbit</a> has a <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/diana-felix.325594/#post-3217819" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/diana-felix.325594/#post-3217819">"contemporary imitation" bearing the image of Diana Lucifera</a> and the AVGVSTI PII FIL reverse inscription! In addition, Cohen (nos. 31 and 32) cites Wiczay for some denarii, which were in turn cited uncritically by RIC (498 and 499); these do not represent separate issues but are examples of the Spes type that were erroneously described by Wiczay. <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/extremely-rare-and-unlisted-in-ric-not-so-fast.325758/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/extremely-rare-and-unlisted-in-ric-not-so-fast.325758/">I have discussed these</a> in depth previously.</p><p><br /></p><p>I shall illustrate each reverse type in all the denominations in which it is known. Unless noted otherwise, all coins shown are from my own collection. <i>Let's see your AVGVSTI PII FIL reverse types or anything you feel is relevant!</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Concordia</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1348806[/ATTACH]</p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Faustina II, AD 147-175.</font></p><p><font size="3">Roman AR denarius, 3.31 g, 16.3 mm, 6 h.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rome, August, AD 156-157.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: AVGVSTI PII FIL, Concordia standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae.</font></p><p><font size="3">Refs: RIC 496; BMCRE 1103-05; Cohen 21; RCV 4701; Strack 516; CRE 162.</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1348807[/ATTACH]</p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Faustina II, AD 147-175.</font></p><p><font size="3">Roman orichalcum sestertius, 22.20 g, 33.2 mm, 11 h.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rome, August, AD 156-157.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: AVGVSTI PII FIL S C, Concordia standing left, holding patera and cornucopia.</font></p><p><font size="3">Refs: RIC 1368; BMCRE 2198-99; Cohen 22; RCV 4710; Strack 1328 (Berlin, Paris, Vienna). </font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1348808[/ATTACH]</p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Faustina II, AD 147-175.</font></p><p><font size="3">Roman Æ as, 11.41 g, 25.4 mm, 12 h.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rome, August, AD 156-157.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: AVGVSTI PII FIL S C, Concordia standing left, holding patera and cornucopia.</font></p><p><font size="3">Refs: RIC 1390; BMCRE 2203-04; Cohen 23; RCV 4722; Strack 1328 (Berlin, Paris, Vienna).</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1348809[/ATTACH]</p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Faustina II, AD 147-175.</font></p><p><font size="3">Roman orichalcum sestertius, 29.89 g, 31.0 mm, 6 h.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rome, August, AD 156-157.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: AVGVSTI PII FIL S C, Concordia standing left and leaning on column, holding patera and cornucopia.</font></p><p><font size="3">Refs: Strack 1328 (Munich, Naples, Milan, and St. Petersburg); RIC --; BMCRE --; Cohen --; RCV --.</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Diana</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1348810[/ATTACH]</p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Aureus (RIC 494), British Museum collection (BMCRE <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1964-1203-124" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1964-1203-124" rel="nofollow">1096</a>)</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1348811[/ATTACH]</p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Quinarius aureus (RIC 494a), British Museum collection (BMCRE <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1867-0101-723" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1867-0101-723" rel="nofollow">1098</a>).</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Pietas</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1348812[/ATTACH]</p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Sestertius (RIC 1369), ANS collection (<a href="http://numismatics.org/collection/1906.236.413" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/collection/1906.236.413" rel="nofollow">1906.236.413</a>)</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Pudicitia</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1348813[/ATTACH]</p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Sestertius (RIC 1370a), Bertolami E-Auction 64, <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5598789" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5598789" rel="nofollow">lot 844</a>, 13 January 2019.</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Salus</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1348814[/ATTACH]</p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Faustina II, AD 147-175.</font></p><p><font size="3">Roman Æ as, 11.69 g, 26.3 mm, 7 h.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rome, August, AD 156-157.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: AVGVSTI PII FIL S C, Salus seated left, feeding out of patera in right hand a snake coiled round altar and holding scepter in left.</font></p><p><font size="3">Refs: RIC 1391a; BMCRE p. 384*; Cohen 28; Strack 1331; Sear 4723.</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>More follows …[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 7841092, member: 75937"][IMG]https://78.media.tumblr.com/0571bf7633d76b804923e81bd1677f9f/tumblr_pcwrpbarRp1qe8lb8o1_500.gif[/IMG] And you know what that means!! It's Faustina Friday! Today we'll be talking about coins with the reverse inscription [I]Augusti Pii Fil[/I], which means [I]daughter of Antoninus Pius[/I]. [B] Denominations and Types[/B] The coinage of Faustina II issued late in the reign of Antoninus Pius is characterized by the obverse inscription FAVSTINA AVGVSTA with the filiation AVGVSTI PII FIL moved to the reverse. The reverses of this series feature in alphabetical order: Concordia (AR and Æ MB and sestertius), Diana (AV aureus and quinarius aureus), Pietas (Æ sestertius), Pudicitia (Æ sestertius), Salus (Æ MB), Spes (AR and Æ sestertius), and Venus Victrix (AR and Æ sestertius and MB). These deities and personifications are not explicitly labeled as such on the coins,[1] but are identified by their characteristic iconography and attributes. Mattingly notes the pairing of a variety of deities with a single inscription identifying the empress was a similar feature of coins for Faustina I, and suggests the "issue, perhaps, balances the AVGVSTA reverses of Diva Faustina the Elder, and, in both cases, the Empress may seem to be expressed in her true character though the divine figures associated with her name on reverse."[2] Minor variations in reverse designs are known for certain issues. Left-facing bust varieties are known for many of the issues, though all of them are rare and appear only infrequently in the collectors' market. Unofficial issues with this reverse inscription are known. For example, [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/members/95247/']@tenbobbit[/URL] has a [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/diana-felix.325594/#post-3217819']"contemporary imitation" bearing the image of Diana Lucifera[/URL] and the AVGVSTI PII FIL reverse inscription! In addition, Cohen (nos. 31 and 32) cites Wiczay for some denarii, which were in turn cited uncritically by RIC (498 and 499); these do not represent separate issues but are examples of the Spes type that were erroneously described by Wiczay. [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/extremely-rare-and-unlisted-in-ric-not-so-fast.325758/']I have discussed these[/URL] in depth previously. I shall illustrate each reverse type in all the denominations in which it is known. Unless noted otherwise, all coins shown are from my own collection. [I]Let's see your AVGVSTI PII FIL reverse types or anything you feel is relevant![/I] [B][I]Concordia[/I][/B] [ATTACH=full]1348806[/ATTACH] [INDENT][SIZE=3]Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman AR denarius, 3.31 g, 16.3 mm, 6 h. Rome, August, AD 156-157. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: AVGVSTI PII FIL, Concordia standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae. Refs: RIC 496; BMCRE 1103-05; Cohen 21; RCV 4701; Strack 516; CRE 162.[/SIZE][/INDENT] [ATTACH=full]1348807[/ATTACH] [INDENT][SIZE=3]Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 22.20 g, 33.2 mm, 11 h. Rome, August, AD 156-157. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: AVGVSTI PII FIL S C, Concordia standing left, holding patera and cornucopia. Refs: RIC 1368; BMCRE 2198-99; Cohen 22; RCV 4710; Strack 1328 (Berlin, Paris, Vienna). [/SIZE][/INDENT] [ATTACH=full]1348808[/ATTACH] [INDENT][SIZE=3]Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman Æ as, 11.41 g, 25.4 mm, 12 h. Rome, August, AD 156-157. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: AVGVSTI PII FIL S C, Concordia standing left, holding patera and cornucopia. Refs: RIC 1390; BMCRE 2203-04; Cohen 23; RCV 4722; Strack 1328 (Berlin, Paris, Vienna).[/SIZE][/INDENT] [ATTACH=full]1348809[/ATTACH] [INDENT][SIZE=3]Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 29.89 g, 31.0 mm, 6 h. Rome, August, AD 156-157. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: AVGVSTI PII FIL S C, Concordia standing left and leaning on column, holding patera and cornucopia. Refs: Strack 1328 (Munich, Naples, Milan, and St. Petersburg); RIC --; BMCRE --; Cohen --; RCV --.[/SIZE][/INDENT] [B][I]Diana[/I][/B] [ATTACH=full]1348810[/ATTACH] [INDENT][SIZE=3]Aureus (RIC 494), British Museum collection (BMCRE [URL='https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1964-1203-124']1096[/URL])[/SIZE][/INDENT] [ATTACH=full]1348811[/ATTACH] [INDENT][SIZE=3]Quinarius aureus (RIC 494a), British Museum collection (BMCRE [URL='https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1867-0101-723']1098[/URL]).[/SIZE][/INDENT] [B][I]Pietas[/I][/B] [ATTACH=full]1348812[/ATTACH] [INDENT][SIZE=3]Sestertius (RIC 1369), ANS collection ([URL='http://numismatics.org/collection/1906.236.413']1906.236.413[/URL])[/SIZE][/INDENT] [B][I]Pudicitia[/I][/B] [ATTACH=full]1348813[/ATTACH] [INDENT][SIZE=3]Sestertius (RIC 1370a), Bertolami E-Auction 64, [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5598789']lot 844[/URL], 13 January 2019.[/SIZE][/INDENT] [B][I]Salus[/I][/B] [ATTACH=full]1348814[/ATTACH] [INDENT][SIZE=3]Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman Æ as, 11.69 g, 26.3 mm, 7 h. Rome, August, AD 156-157. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: AVGVSTI PII FIL S C, Salus seated left, feeding out of patera in right hand a snake coiled round altar and holding scepter in left. Refs: RIC 1391a; BMCRE p. 384*; Cohen 28; Strack 1331; Sear 4723.[/SIZE][/INDENT] More follows …[/QUOTE]
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