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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 4246879, member: 75937&quot;]The chronology of the hairstyles on the ones issued under Antoninus Pius is easier to establish, because we have a decent idea of when the various obverse inscriptions were in use. Strack&#039;s dating for the various issues are as follows:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL / [± descriptive] 147-149</p><p>2. FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII FIL / descriptive 149-152</p><p>3a-b. FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL / [± descriptive] 152-156</p><p>4a-b. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA AVG[VSTI] PII F[IL] / [± descriptive] 152-156</p><p>5. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA / AVGVSTI PII FIL 156-161</p><p><br /></p><p>Mattingly&#039;s dates are a bit different, so don&#039;t think these dates are known with certainty.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dating her coins under Marcus Aurelius is trickier, because the coins aren&#039;t dated. We know the last one, because it&#039;s continued on the posthumous issues, and we know the one she wore in AD 161, when her father died and her husband took over issuing coins in her name.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the hairstyle she wore in AD 161. She had been wearing this hairstyle for several years already:</p><p><br /></p><p>Under Antoninus Pius:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1083918[/ATTACH]</p><p>Faustina II, Augusta AD 147-175, issued under Antoninus Pius</p><p>Roman AR denarius; 2.82 g, 17 mm, 6 h</p><p>Rome, AD 152-156.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA AVG PII F, bare-headed and draped bust right</p><p>Rev: PVDICITIA, Pudicitia standing left, sacrificing over lit altar to left</p><p>Refs: RIC 508a; BMCRE 1092; Cohen 184; Strack 513; RCV 4707; CRE 207; Dinsdale 030550.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1083941[/ATTACH]</p><p>Faustina II, AD 147-175/6.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.27 g, 17.8 mm, 7 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 156-161.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: AVGVSTA PII FIL, Venus standing left, holding Victory on right hand and resting left hand on shield set on helmet.</p><p>Refs: RIC 495a; BMCRE 1099-1101; Cohen/RSC 15; Strack 519; RCV 4700; CRE 224.</p><p><br /></p><p>~~~</p><p><br /></p><p>Under Marcus Aurelius (date fairly well established because we know when many of Faustina&#039;s children were born*):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1083928[/ATTACH]</p><p>Faustina Junior, Augusta AD 147-176</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.41 g, 18.1 mm, 12:00</p><p>Rome, AD 161.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: FECVND AVGVSTAE, Fecunditas facing, head left, between two children (thought to represent Faustina III and Lucilla), holding two more in hand (thought to represent Fadilla and Cornificia).</p><p>Refs: RIC 676; BMCRE 89; Cohen 95; Strack 520e; RCV 5251; CRE 178; Dinsdale 005120.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1083940[/ATTACH]</p><p>Faustina Junior, Augusta AD 147-176.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.22 g, 17.0 mm, 12:00.</p><p>Rome, AD 161/2.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: SAECVLI FELICIT, Throne, upon which are seated two infant boys, Commodus and Antoninus.</p><p>Refs: RIC 711; BMCRE 136; Cohen 191; RCV 5260 var. (no diadem); CRE 221; Dinsdale 005590.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other hairstyles all fall in the &quot;mid 160s to early 170s&quot; category.</p><p><br /></p><p>~~~</p><p><br /></p><p>*Annia Aurelia Galeria Faustina (called Faustina III; some sources call her Domitia Faustina. It&#039;s confusing) was born November 30, 147 AD. Lucilla was born in AD 148/9 or in 150; Annia Aurelia Fadilla, most commonly known as Fadilla, was born in AD 159; Annia Cornificia Faustina Minor was born in AD 160; the twins Titus Aurelius Fulvius Antoninus and Lucius Aurelius Commodus were born in 161/2.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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