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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 8125949, member: 85693&quot;]Oh yeah, I can definitely see that it could be a Salus type.&nbsp; I think I&#039;ll just make this an &quot;unknown&quot; to be on the safe side.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>But while we are on the SALVTI AVGVSTAE types, you have given me an excuse to post my latest Faustina II, a sestertius of the type.&nbsp; As I mentioned above, I am somewhat picker nowadays, but only <i>somewhat</i>, as this one has some issues: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1415106[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Faustina II&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(161 - c. 164 A.D.)&nbsp;&nbsp; </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, diademed (stephane) / SA[LVTI AVGV]STAE,&nbsp; S C in exergue, Salus seated left, feeding snake coiled round altar from patera in right hand and resting left arm on chair.</p><p>RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1668.</p><p>(21.27 grams / 29 mm)</p><p>eBay Nov. 2021</p><p><b>Note:</b>&nbsp; &quot;All of these Salus seated types appear to have been issued&nbsp; in large quantities over a period&nbsp; of at least two or three years. Even if the original purpose of the issue was in response to some sort of&nbsp; health crisis suffered by the empress after childbirth, the years-long duration of the issues suggests their purpose was not limited to an invocation to the goddess for healing after a temporary obstetrical complication such as hemorrhage or infection.... &quot; </p><p>Coin Talk Roman Collector</p><p><br /></p><p>The quote in my notes section is from an earlier Faustina Friday on this type that was very helpful:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/faustina-friday-%E2%80%93-the-salus-issues-an-obstetrical-complication.387451/#post-7940625" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/faustina-friday-%E2%80%93-the-salus-issues-an-obstetrical-complication.387451/#post-7940625">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/faustina-friday-–-the-salus-issues-an-obstetrical-complication.387451/#post-7940625</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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