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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4716165, member: 75937"]It's time for another edition of Faustina Friday!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Today's coin is an as-sized provincial bronze from Neapolis in Samaria depicting Faustina II as daughter of Antoninus Pius. It is dated to AD 159/160, near the end of Pius' reign. The obverse titulature, ΦΑVCΤЄΙΝΑ CЄΒ ЄVCЄ CЄΒΑ ΘVΓ, is translated as "Faustina Augusta, daughter of Pius Avgustus" and corresponds to the Latin FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL found on imperial issues for her.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1156309[/ATTACH]</p><p>Faustina Jr., under Antoninus Pius</p><p>Samaria, Neapolis Æ 26.85 mm, 13.64 g</p><p>AD 159/160</p><p>Obv: ΦΑVCΤЄΙΝΑ CЄΒ ЄVCЄ CЄΒΑ ΘVΓ, diademed and draped bust, right</p><p>Rev: ΦΛ ΝЄΑCΠΟΛЄѠ CVΡΙΑC ΠΑΛΑΙCΤΙ, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae; year ЄΤ ΠΗ</p><p>Refs: RPC IV.3, <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/6340" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/6340" rel="nofollow">6340</a> (temporary); Lindgren A2431B; SNG ANS 973; Hendin 880</p><p>Ex George Fisher Collection[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4716165, member: 75937"]It's time for another edition of Faustina Friday!! Today's coin is an as-sized provincial bronze from Neapolis in Samaria depicting Faustina II as daughter of Antoninus Pius. It is dated to AD 159/160, near the end of Pius' reign. The obverse titulature, ΦΑVCΤЄΙΝΑ CЄΒ ЄVCЄ CЄΒΑ ΘVΓ, is translated as "Faustina Augusta, daughter of Pius Avgustus" and corresponds to the Latin FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL found on imperial issues for her. [ATTACH=full]1156309[/ATTACH] Faustina Jr., under Antoninus Pius Samaria, Neapolis Æ 26.85 mm, 13.64 g AD 159/160 Obv: ΦΑVCΤЄΙΝΑ CЄΒ ЄVCЄ CЄΒΑ ΘVΓ, diademed and draped bust, right Rev: ΦΛ ΝЄΑCΠΟΛЄѠ CVΡΙΑC ΠΑΛΑΙCΤΙ, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae; year ЄΤ ΠΗ Refs: RPC IV.3, [URL='https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/6340']6340[/URL] (temporary); Lindgren A2431B; SNG ANS 973; Hendin 880 Ex George Fisher Collection[/QUOTE]
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