Faustina II under Pius denarius -- CONCORDIA standing varieties

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  1. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    A new purchase, comparing it to the various other known varieties. Please feel free to comment or to post any coin you feel is relevant.

    Five varieties of this denarius have been described, of which I believe only four actually exist. These are:

    CONCORDIA standing facing, head RIGHT, gathering up skirt and holding cornucopiae

    --obverse inscription FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII FIL (RIC 500b,6; BMCRE 1078-79; Cohen 44, CRE 163)

    --obverse inscription FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL (RIC 500b,3; BMCRE 1085; Cohen 42; CRE 164)

    --obverse inscription FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG F (RIC 500c; BMCRE --; Cohen --; CRE --; I do not believe this exists, RIC and BMCRE cite only a single catalog, ASFN 1885, p. 215 and no examples are to be found at: acsearchinfo, coin archives, CNG archives, wildwinds, OCRE or the Coin Project. I believe the ASFN catalog likely incorrectly described the specimen)​

    CONCORDIA standing facing, head LEFT, gathering up skirt and holding cornucopiae

    --obverse inscription FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII FIL (RIC 501; BMCRE --; Cohen 46, CRE 166)​

    PVDICITIA, Concordia standing facing, head RIGHT, gathering up skirt and holding cornucopiae

    --obverse inscription FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL (CRE 165; Strack 509; thought to be a die-engraving error)​

    Here are the four types:

    The first coin of Faustina II I ever purchased:

    Faustina Jr CONCORDIA standing denarius 1078.jpg
    Faustina Jr, AD 147-175.
    Roman AR denarius, 2.97 g, 18.5 mm, 6 h.
    Rome, AD 152-154.
    Obv: FAVSTINA AVG AN-TONINI AVG PII FIL, bare-headed and draped bust, right.
    Rev: CONCORDIA standing facing, head right, gathering up skirt and holding cornucopiae.
    Refs: RIC 500b,6; BMCRE 1078-79; Cohen 44, CRE 163.
    Notes: RIC erroneously describes the obverse legend as reading FAVSTINAE AVG ANTONINI AVG PII FIL; this is corrected by BMCRE 4.

    My latest purchase:

    Faustina Jr CONCORDIA standing denarius 1085.jpg
    Faustina Jr, AD 147-175.
    Roman AR denarius, 3.03 g, 17.3 mm, 7 h.
    Rome, AD 152-154.
    Obv: FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, bare-headed and draped bust, right.
    Rev: CONCORDIA standing facing, head right, gathering up skirt and holding cornucopiae.
    Refs: RIC 500b,3; BMCRE 1085; Cohen 42, CRE 164.
    Notes: This is an obverse die match to the British Museum specimen:
    Faustina Jr CONCORDIA standing denarius die match to BMC.jpg

    The Concordia facing left variety:

    Faustina Jr CONCORDIA standing denarius head left CNG.jpg
    CNG electronic auction 388, lot 452, Dec 14, 2016.

    With the erroneously engraved PVDICITIA legend:

    Faustina Jr PVDICITIA Concordia Lanz Auction 109 denarius.jpg
    Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 109, lot 499, May 27, 2002.
     
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