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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4604283, member: 85693"]A while back, thanks to Coin Talk posts (and especially Roman Collector), it came to my attention that extensive work had been done attributing the coins of Faustina I to various posthumous "phases," five to be exact. Martin Beckmann is the scholar behind a lot (or all?) of this. Since then, I have been trying to put my little collection in this order.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an article that gives a detailed overview of these "phases" and the reasons why things have been arranged so. I am not sure of the copyright status of this, and I hope I am not treading on any toes by linking this: </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://romanpaulus.x10host.com/Antoninus/07%20-%20Diva%20Faustina%20I%20-%20Undated%20140-161%20(med_res).pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://romanpaulus.x10host.com/Antoninus/07%20-%20Diva%20Faustina%20I%20-%20Undated%20140-161%20(med_res).pdf" rel="nofollow">http://romanpaulus.x10host.com/Antoninus/07 - Diva Faustina I - Undated 140-161 (med_res).pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a recent Roman Collector CT post addressing this:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/with-a-veil-and-a-stephane.361590/#post-4564869" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/with-a-veil-and-a-stephane.361590/#post-4564869">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/with-a-veil-and-a-stephane.361590/#post-4564869</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Most of the "phases" are represented by a multitude of types and legends. But of all the "phases" one of them, Phase 4, has but one type - Ceres holding two torches. The theory is this celebrates the birth of Annia Faustina to Faustina II and Marcus Aurelius. So in a way, this could be considered a Faustina II issue as well. </p><p><br /></p><p>Wikipedia gives a brief account of Annia Galeria Aurelia Faustina's life, although the main article gives a 151 A.D. birthdate whereas the Faustina II article says 147 A.D. (which agrees with Beckmann):</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annia_Galeria_Aurelia_Faustina" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annia_Galeria_Aurelia_Faustina" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annia_Galeria_Aurelia_Faustina</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Recently I got one of these Phase 4 issues, an as with an unfortunate green pit, so now I have all five phases represented. These came only in gold and AE, not silver, apparently. If I've botched this attribution, please let me know!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1140412[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Faustina I Æ As</b></p><p><b>4th Phase: Birth of Annia <b>Faustina to Faustina II and <b>Marcus Aurelius</b></b></b></p><p><b>(c. 147 A.D.) Rome Mint</b></p><p>[DI]VA FAVSTINA, draped bust right / AVGVSTA S C, Ceres standing left with short,</p><p>flaming torches in both hands.</p><p>RIC 1174 (as).</p><p>(10.56 grams / 24 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Share your Phase 4s or whatever Faustina I's or II's you want.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4604283, member: 85693"]A while back, thanks to Coin Talk posts (and especially Roman Collector), it came to my attention that extensive work had been done attributing the coins of Faustina I to various posthumous "phases," five to be exact. Martin Beckmann is the scholar behind a lot (or all?) of this. Since then, I have been trying to put my little collection in this order. Here is an article that gives a detailed overview of these "phases" and the reasons why things have been arranged so. I am not sure of the copyright status of this, and I hope I am not treading on any toes by linking this: [URL]http://romanpaulus.x10host.com/Antoninus/07%20-%20Diva%20Faustina%20I%20-%20Undated%20140-161%20(med_res).pdf[/URL] Here is a recent Roman Collector CT post addressing this: [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/with-a-veil-and-a-stephane.361590/#post-4564869[/URL] Most of the "phases" are represented by a multitude of types and legends. But of all the "phases" one of them, Phase 4, has but one type - Ceres holding two torches. The theory is this celebrates the birth of Annia Faustina to Faustina II and Marcus Aurelius. So in a way, this could be considered a Faustina II issue as well. Wikipedia gives a brief account of Annia Galeria Aurelia Faustina's life, although the main article gives a 151 A.D. birthdate whereas the Faustina II article says 147 A.D. (which agrees with Beckmann): [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annia_Galeria_Aurelia_Faustina[/URL] Recently I got one of these Phase 4 issues, an as with an unfortunate green pit, so now I have all five phases represented. These came only in gold and AE, not silver, apparently. If I've botched this attribution, please let me know! [ATTACH=full]1140412[/ATTACH] [B]Faustina I Æ As 4th Phase: Birth of Annia [B]Faustina to Faustina II and [B]Marcus Aurelius[/B][/B] (c. 147 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] [DI]VA FAVSTINA, draped bust right / AVGVSTA S C, Ceres standing left with short, flaming torches in both hands. RIC 1174 (as). (10.56 grams / 24 mm) Share your Phase 4s or whatever Faustina I's or II's you want.[/QUOTE]
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