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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3115172, member: 75937&quot;]Great post, [USER=88829]@lrbguy[/USER] ! I have only a single lifetime issue of Faustina I among my 44 examples of her coins:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]791285[/ATTACH]</p><p>Faustina Senior, AD 139-141.</p><p>Roman orichalcum dupondius, 15.43 g, 28.5 mm, 5h.</p><p>Rome, AD 139.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: CONCORDIA AVG SC, Condordia standing left, holding patera and couble cornucopiae.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1088; BMCRE 1125; Cohen 152; RCV 4641 var (no column).</p><p><br /></p><p>And there is an earlier variety of obverse inscription on her posthumous issues: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA or DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]791292[/ATTACH]</p><p>Faustina Senior, AD 139-141.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.06 g, 17.5 mm, 5h.</p><p>Rome, AD 141-147.</p><p>Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: CONSECRATIO, Ceres standing left, raising right hand and holding short torch in left.</p><p>Refs: RIC 382a; BMCRE 301; Cohen 166; RCV 4593 var. (obv. inscription); CRE 87.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]791288[/ATTACH]</p><p>Faustina Senior, AD 138-141.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.29 g, 18.6 mm, 8 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 145.</p><p>Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, draped bust right.</p><p>Rev: PIETA-S AVG, Pietas standing left, sacrificing over altar to left and holding box of incense.</p><p>Refs: RIC 394a; BMCRE 313; RCV 4588; Cohen 234; UCR 654; CRE 114.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]791297[/ATTACH] </p><p>Faustina Senior, AD 138-141.</p><p>Roman orichalcum dupondius, 12.07 g, 26.6 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 141.</p><p>Obv: DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, veiled and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: AETERNITAS S C, Providentia standing left, holding globe and scepter.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1163ab; BMCRE 1459; Cohen 38 var; RCV 4635.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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