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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lrbguy, post: 3115051, member: 88829&quot;]Much of the coinage for Faustina was posthumous, having been produced in her honor by order of her bereaved husband Antoninus Pius.&nbsp; However, there were coins issued for her prior to her death.&nbsp; The imbalance in numbers is great enough that her lifetime issues are not often seen; witness the fact that in this thread so far only Bing has shown us an example (though he did not mention it).&nbsp; Nonetheless, prior to her death in 141 coins were issued in her honor as Augusta.</p><p><br /></p><p>With regard to the issues in silver (denarii) her lifetime issues are grouped according to three obverse inscription types.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5">Earliest:</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><b>FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Rev:&nbsp; <b>VESTA&nbsp; </b>Vesta seated facing left; holds out Palladium (r), and scepter (l)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]791196[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5">Second:</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><b>FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PP</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Rev. <b>CONCOR – DIA AVG</b>&nbsp; Concordia seated facing left, holds out patera (r); leans on throne (l)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]791199[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5">Third (and most common):</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><b>FAVSTINA - AVGVSTA</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Rev. <b>CONCOR – DIA AVG</b>; Concordia standing facing left, holding out patera in (r) and cornucopia in (l).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]791200[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a few more under the type three obverse all with the reverse inscription <b>IVNONI&nbsp; -&nbsp; REGINAE</b>&nbsp; but with different types:</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Rev. <b>IVNONI&nbsp; -&nbsp; REGINAE</b>&nbsp; Juno stands facing left; holds patera (r) and long scepter (l)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]791202[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Rev. <b>IVNONI REGINAE</b>; 2 subtypes with variations on a common theme:</p><p><br /></p><p>Ornamented throne draped low with scepter leaning&nbsp; to right, and a peacock facing right in full display standing atop the seat.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]791203[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Plain throne draped high with scepter leaning&nbsp; to right, and a peacock facing right in full display standing on floor in front.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]791204[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The throne and peacock motif continued in use on her posthumous issues, but with AETERNITAS and AVGVSTA inscriptions, not always with the peacock.&nbsp; (I have a group of those which I could show separately.)</p><p><br /></p><p>There are other lifetime examples, but this gives you the main types.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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