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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 7551517, member: 75937"]What a fun thread, [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER]! Sorry I'm late for the party!</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the more elaborate coiffures were on the women of the early 2nd century, such as Marciana, Sabina, and Plotina.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/marciana-consecratio-denarius-jpg.1275331/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Marciana, Augusta, c. AD 105-112/4.</p><p>Roman AR Denarius, 2.72 g, 19 mm.</p><p>Rome Mint, AD 112.</p><p>Obv: DIVA AVGVSTA MARCIANA, diademed and draped bust right.</p><p>Rev: CONSECRATIO, eagle standing left, head right.</p><p>Refs: RIC II 743; BMC 650 (Trajan); Hill 562; RSC 4; RCV 3328.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/plotina-tabae-jpg.1088409/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Plotina, c. AD 105-122.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ 20.0 mm, 5.43 g, 6 h.</p><p>Caria, Tabae, AD 105-122.</p><p>Obv: ΠΛΩΤЄΙΝ CЄΒΑCΤΗ, diademed and draped bust, right, hair in plait behind</p><p>Rev: ΤΑΒΗ-ΝΩΝ, stag standing right.</p><p>Refs: RPC III <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/2292" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/2292" rel="nofollow">2292</a>; BMC 18. 170, 79; SNG von Aulock 2720; SNG München 455-6; Robert 143.</p><p>Notes: Reverse die match to SNG von Aulock 2720. "<a href="http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/cml/rcape/vcrc/search/2Detail1.asp?Recordset38_Action=Find(%27key%27,%271863%27)&Recordset38_Position=FIL%3A%28Issuer+LIKE+%27%25plotina%25%27%29ORD%3AABS%3A1KEY%3A1863PAR%3A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/cml/rcape/vcrc/search/2Detail1.asp?Recordset38_Action=Find(%27key%27,%271863%27)&Recordset38_Position=FIL%3A%28Issuer+LIKE+%27%25plotina%25%27%29ORD%3AABS%3A1KEY%3A1863PAR%3A" rel="nofollow">Plate" coin</a> at Austin College's Virtual Catalog of Roman Coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1302766[/ATTACH]</p><p>Sabina, AD 117-137.</p><p>Roman AE as or dupondius, 27 mm, 12.28 g.</p><p>Rome, AD 128-137.</p><p>Obv: SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, diademed and draped bust right, hair coiled and piled on top of head.</p><p>Rev: CONCORDIA AVG S C, Concordia enthroned left, holding patera and resting on statuette of Spes; cornucopiae below seat.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1021; Cohen 17.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the more elaborate coiffures was that of Faustina I. Her ornatrix divided her hair into several separate strands, which were braided and then piled on top of her head in a topknot. Sometimes, jewelry was sewn into the hair over the forehead. Here's an example:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-sr-pietas-avg-altar-denarius-veiled-bust-jpg.943449/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina I, AD 138-141.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 2.73 g, 17.5 mm, 7 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 140-144.</p><p>Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, veiled and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: Pietas, veiled and draped, standing left, dropping incense on lighted altar with right hand and holding box in left hand.</p><p>Refs: RIC 394b var. (denarius); BMCRE 311-314 var. (bust); RSC 234a; Strack 428; RCV --; CRE 120.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is, of course, a matching bare-headed version of this coin that better shows the braided strands of her hair:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-sr-pietas-avg-altar-denarius-jpg.1199684/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina I, AD 138-141.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 2.29 g, 18.6 mm, 8 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 140-144.</p><p>Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: Pietas, veiled and draped, standing left, dropping incense on lighted altar with right hand and holding box in left hand.</p><p>Refs: RIC 394a; BMCRE 311-314; RSC/Cohen 234; Strack 428; RCV 4598; CRE 114.</p><p><br /></p><p>In this interesting video, Janet Stephens, an expert in ancient hairdressing techniques, shows you how Faustina's signature hairstyle was done and how these ornaments were added.</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]1Ev5QIYOJyQ[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Although Faustina II's early hairstyles could be quite ornate ...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-hilaritas-as-jpg.1069061/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina II, AD 147-175.</p><p>Roman Æ as, 9.72 g, 25.7 mm, 5 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 147-150.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust wearing band of pearls around the head, right.</p><p>Rev: HILARITAS S C, Hilaritas standing right, adjusting veil and holding long palm.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1396b; BMCRE 2151-52; Cohen 115; RCV 4725.</p><p><br /></p><p>... by the time she had half a dozen ankle-biters to take care of, she adopted a very simple hairdo -- pulling it back into a loosely tied chignon low on the back of the head. Look how exhausted she looks, with her droopy eyelids and everything.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-saecvli-felicit-s-c-sestertius-jpg.1278450/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina II, AD 147-175.</p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertius, 24.65 g, 30.4 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 161.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: SAECVLI FELICIT SC, draped throne on which there are two infant boys with stars above their heads.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1665; BMCRE 936; Cohen 193; RCV 5282; MIR 27.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, being the senior Augusta, she set the fashion for upper crust Roman matrons. Her daughter and daughter-in-law pretty much adopted the same coiffure.</p><p><br /></p><p>Daughter:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/lucilla-ivnoni-lvcinae-sestertius-jpg.1109853/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Lucilla, AD 161-182.</p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertius, 24.10 g, 30.7 mm, 1 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 163-164.</p><p>Obv: LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, bust of Lucilla, draped, right.</p><p>Rev: IVNONI LVCINAE S C, Juno, seated left on throne, holding flower on extended right hand and swaddled infant in left hand.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1747; BMCRE 1154-1160; Cohen 37; RCV 5504; MIR 9.</p><p><br /></p><p>Daughter-in-law:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/crispina-venvs-felix-as-jpg.911883/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Crispina, AD 177-182.</p><p>Roman Æ As, 11.64 g, 23.6 mm, 6 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 180-182.</p><p>Obv: CRISPINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust right</p><p>Rev: VENVS FELIX SC, Venus seated left, holding Victory and scepter</p><p>Refs: RIC 686; BMCRE 440; Cohen 41; RCV 6021; MIR 21-7/3c.</p><p><br /></p><p>See how Crispina's hair has a large interlaced chignon in the rear? A decade and a half later, Julia Domna introduced Crispina's hairstyle ON STEROIDS:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domna-fecvnditas-s-c-seated-dupondius-jpg.1267831/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Julia Domna, AD 193-217</p><p>Roman orichalcum dupondius; 10.61 gm, 24.2 mm</p><p>Rome, issue 6, AD 195</p><p>Obv: IVLIA DOMNA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas enthroned right, nursing one child, second child stands before her.</p><p>Refs: RIC 844; BMCRE 494; Cohen 43; Hill 126; RCV 6639</p><p>Notes: Ex Ars Classica VIII, 1924, Bement Collection, lot 1184. Die-match to BMCRE-494, pl. 21.4.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hairstyle historian, Janet Stephens, shows us how it was done:</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]y4P2ZO6YEKs[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>I could go on and on and on but there's a 10-coin limit per post, so the third century hairdos will have to wait.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 7551517, member: 75937"]What a fun thread, [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER]! Sorry I'm late for the party! Some of the more elaborate coiffures were on the women of the early 2nd century, such as Marciana, Sabina, and Plotina. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/marciana-consecratio-denarius-jpg.1275331/[/IMG] Marciana, Augusta, c. AD 105-112/4. Roman AR Denarius, 2.72 g, 19 mm. Rome Mint, AD 112. Obv: DIVA AVGVSTA MARCIANA, diademed and draped bust right. Rev: CONSECRATIO, eagle standing left, head right. Refs: RIC II 743; BMC 650 (Trajan); Hill 562; RSC 4; RCV 3328. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/plotina-tabae-jpg.1088409/[/IMG] Plotina, c. AD 105-122. Roman provincial Æ 20.0 mm, 5.43 g, 6 h. Caria, Tabae, AD 105-122. Obv: ΠΛΩΤЄΙΝ CЄΒΑCΤΗ, diademed and draped bust, right, hair in plait behind Rev: ΤΑΒΗ-ΝΩΝ, stag standing right. Refs: RPC III [URL='https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/2292']2292[/URL]; BMC 18. 170, 79; SNG von Aulock 2720; SNG München 455-6; Robert 143. Notes: Reverse die match to SNG von Aulock 2720. "[URL='http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/cml/rcape/vcrc/search/2Detail1.asp?Recordset38_Action=Find(%27key%27,%271863%27)&Recordset38_Position=FIL%3A%28Issuer+LIKE+%27%25plotina%25%27%29ORD%3AABS%3A1KEY%3A1863PAR%3A']Plate" coin[/URL] at Austin College's Virtual Catalog of Roman Coins. [ATTACH=full]1302766[/ATTACH] Sabina, AD 117-137. Roman AE as or dupondius, 27 mm, 12.28 g. Rome, AD 128-137. Obv: SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, diademed and draped bust right, hair coiled and piled on top of head. Rev: CONCORDIA AVG S C, Concordia enthroned left, holding patera and resting on statuette of Spes; cornucopiae below seat. Refs: RIC 1021; Cohen 17. One of the more elaborate coiffures was that of Faustina I. Her ornatrix divided her hair into several separate strands, which were braided and then piled on top of her head in a topknot. Sometimes, jewelry was sewn into the hair over the forehead. Here's an example: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-sr-pietas-avg-altar-denarius-veiled-bust-jpg.943449/[/IMG] Faustina I, AD 138-141. Roman AR denarius, 2.73 g, 17.5 mm, 7 h. Rome, AD 140-144. Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, veiled and draped bust, right. Rev: Pietas, veiled and draped, standing left, dropping incense on lighted altar with right hand and holding box in left hand. Refs: RIC 394b var. (denarius); BMCRE 311-314 var. (bust); RSC 234a; Strack 428; RCV --; CRE 120. There is, of course, a matching bare-headed version of this coin that better shows the braided strands of her hair: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-sr-pietas-avg-altar-denarius-jpg.1199684/[/IMG] Faustina I, AD 138-141. Roman AR denarius, 2.29 g, 18.6 mm, 8 h. Rome, AD 140-144. Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: Pietas, veiled and draped, standing left, dropping incense on lighted altar with right hand and holding box in left hand. Refs: RIC 394a; BMCRE 311-314; RSC/Cohen 234; Strack 428; RCV 4598; CRE 114. In this interesting video, Janet Stephens, an expert in ancient hairdressing techniques, shows you how Faustina's signature hairstyle was done and how these ornaments were added. [MEDIA=youtube]1Ev5QIYOJyQ[/MEDIA] Although Faustina II's early hairstyles could be quite ornate ... [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-hilaritas-as-jpg.1069061/[/IMG] Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman Æ as, 9.72 g, 25.7 mm, 5 h. Rome, AD 147-150. Obv: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust wearing band of pearls around the head, right. Rev: HILARITAS S C, Hilaritas standing right, adjusting veil and holding long palm. Refs: RIC 1396b; BMCRE 2151-52; Cohen 115; RCV 4725. ... by the time she had half a dozen ankle-biters to take care of, she adopted a very simple hairdo -- pulling it back into a loosely tied chignon low on the back of the head. Look how exhausted she looks, with her droopy eyelids and everything. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-saecvli-felicit-s-c-sestertius-jpg.1278450/[/IMG] Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 24.65 g, 30.4 mm, 12 h. Rome, AD 161. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: SAECVLI FELICIT SC, draped throne on which there are two infant boys with stars above their heads. Refs: RIC 1665; BMCRE 936; Cohen 193; RCV 5282; MIR 27. Of course, being the senior Augusta, she set the fashion for upper crust Roman matrons. Her daughter and daughter-in-law pretty much adopted the same coiffure. Daughter: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/lucilla-ivnoni-lvcinae-sestertius-jpg.1109853/[/IMG] Lucilla, AD 161-182. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 24.10 g, 30.7 mm, 1 h. Rome, AD 163-164. Obv: LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, bust of Lucilla, draped, right. Rev: IVNONI LVCINAE S C, Juno, seated left on throne, holding flower on extended right hand and swaddled infant in left hand. Refs: RIC 1747; BMCRE 1154-1160; Cohen 37; RCV 5504; MIR 9. Daughter-in-law: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/crispina-venvs-felix-as-jpg.911883/[/IMG] Crispina, AD 177-182. Roman Æ As, 11.64 g, 23.6 mm, 6 h. Rome, AD 180-182. Obv: CRISPINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust right Rev: VENVS FELIX SC, Venus seated left, holding Victory and scepter Refs: RIC 686; BMCRE 440; Cohen 41; RCV 6021; MIR 21-7/3c. See how Crispina's hair has a large interlaced chignon in the rear? A decade and a half later, Julia Domna introduced Crispina's hairstyle ON STEROIDS: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domna-fecvnditas-s-c-seated-dupondius-jpg.1267831/[/IMG] Julia Domna, AD 193-217 Roman orichalcum dupondius; 10.61 gm, 24.2 mm Rome, issue 6, AD 195 Obv: IVLIA DOMNA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas enthroned right, nursing one child, second child stands before her. Refs: RIC 844; BMCRE 494; Cohen 43; Hill 126; RCV 6639 Notes: Ex Ars Classica VIII, 1924, Bement Collection, lot 1184. Die-match to BMCRE-494, pl. 21.4. Hairstyle historian, Janet Stephens, shows us how it was done: [MEDIA=youtube]y4P2ZO6YEKs[/MEDIA] I could go on and on and on but there's a 10-coin limit per post, so the third century hairdos will have to wait.[/QUOTE]
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