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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 7845960, member: 75937&quot;]I wanted to update this thread with an upgrade of the Venus leaning on column issue. I also wanted to update everyone that Walker&#039;s article on the Roman coins from the Sacred Spring at Bath dates these coins to AD 153-155 on the basis of the dated coins of Antoninus Pius, which comprise 70% of the hoard (pp. 294-295). This calls into question Mattingly&#039;s dating of the FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL legend (AD 152-153), but is more consistent with Strack, who dates the legend from AD 152-156. Moreover, Curtis Clay has dated the disappearance of this legend to August, AD 156. The empress&#039;s hairstyle is also consistent with this date; the same coiffure appears on all the AVGVSTI PII FIL reverse types of AD 156-157.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1350499[/ATTACH]</p><p>Faustina Jr, AD 147-175.</p><p>Roman Æ as or dupondius, 10.8 g, 26.9 mm.</p><p>Rome, AD 153-55.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, bare-headed and draped bust, right</p><p>Rev: VENVS S C, Venus standing left, holding apple and leaning elbow against a column.</p><p>Refs: RIC --; BMCRE p. 856 *; Cohen 271; Strack 1323; RCV --.</p><p><br /></p><p>In addition, Walker notes the existence of this type of middle bronze of Faustina I, comprising 59% of Faustina the Elder&#039;s coins at Bath. As is typical with these &quot;coins of British Association,&quot; this type is only found in the middle bronze denomination.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is from Moorhead&#039;s article summarizing Walker&#039;s findings:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1350519[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I have two examples. This one is clearly a dupondius. Walker notes both asses and dupondii were found, but asses were much more common (Walker p. 295 and 298, nos. 298-362, plate XXXVII). On this one, Pietas is exceptionally curvaceous. Moreover, she doesn&#039;t clearly hold an incense box:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-sr-aeternitas-pietas-dupondius-jpg.1058178/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina I, AD 138-140.</p><p>Roman orichalcum dupondius, 9.83 g, 24.5 mm, 6 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 153-55.</p><p>Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: AETERNITAS S C, Pietas standing left, dropping incense over altar with right hand and holding incense box in left hand.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1161; BMCRE 1558; Cohen 43; RCV 4641; Strack 1271.</p><p><br /></p><p>I upgraded that specimen in 2003 with this one, where Pietas is a little more prim and staid, more typical for the issue. The coins have different die-axes, in addition to the difference in the depiction of Pietas on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-sr-aeternitas-pietas-mb-jpg.1058180/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina I, AD 138-140.</p><p>Roman Æ as or dupondius, 11.92 g, 26.5 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 153-55.</p><p>Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: AETERNITAS S C, Pietas standing left, dropping incense over altar with right hand and holding incense box in left hand.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1161; BMCRE 1558; Cohen 43; RCV 4641; Strack 1271.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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