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<p>[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 6594377, member: 86498"]I have always liked her portraits that were minted during the reign of Antoninius Pius. Faustina Junior Ae Sestertius Rome147-150 BC. Obv bust right draped wearing double band of pearls around head. Rv. Venus standing left. RIC1388 (Pius) 25.00 grms 32 mm photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1265749[/ATTACH]What is interesting is that I have one of her portraits on a sestertius struck during the reign of her husband and it is clear that we are looking at the same individual only slightly older. I really like the delicacy of this image how the celator managed to draw the hair with such care and finesse making it extremely detailed but not so "electric" as to overwhelm the face. Thus the image is both charming and gentile[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 6594377, member: 86498"]I have always liked her portraits that were minted during the reign of Antoninius Pius. Faustina Junior Ae Sestertius Rome147-150 BC. Obv bust right draped wearing double band of pearls around head. Rv. Venus standing left. RIC1388 (Pius) 25.00 grms 32 mm photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1265749[/ATTACH]What is interesting is that I have one of her portraits on a sestertius struck during the reign of her husband and it is clear that we are looking at the same individual only slightly older. I really like the delicacy of this image how the celator managed to draw the hair with such care and finesse making it extremely detailed but not so "electric" as to overwhelm the face. Thus the image is both charming and gentile[/QUOTE]
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