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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 8239738, member: 110350&quot;]Congratulations, [USER=112342]@JayAg47[/USER]!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have only one Faustina I lifetime coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>Faustina I [Senior] [wife of Antoninus Pius], AR Denarius 139-Oct 140 AD [lifetime issue], Rome Mint. Obv. Diademed and draped bust right, FAVSTINA AVGVSTA / Rev. Concordia standing left, holding patera with extended right hand and double cornucopiae with left arm, CONCORDIA AVG. RIC III 335 Antoninus Pius, RSC II 151, Sear RCV II 4668 (ill.), BMCRE 133, Dinsdale 008710 [Dinsdale, Paul H., <i>Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius Caesar AD 138-161: Antonine Coinage</i> (2018) at p. 99; photo at p. 100] [see <a href="http://romanpaulus.x10host.com/Antoninus/04%20-%20Faustina%20I%20-%20Undated%20139-140%20%28med_res%29.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://romanpaulus.x10host.com/Antoninus/04%20-%20Faustina%20I%20-%20Undated%20139-140%20%28med_res%29.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://romanpaulus.x10host.com/Antoninus/04 - Faustina I - Undated 139-140 (med_res).pdf</a> pp. 10-11]. 19 mm., 2.84 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1450117[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My only two antoniniani of Trajan Decius:</p><p><br /></p><p>Trajan Decius AR Antoninianus, 249-251 AD. Obv. Radiate bust right, draped and cuirassed, IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG/ Rev. Uberitas stdg. left, holding purse and cornucopiae, VBERITAS AVG. RIC IV-3 28b, RSC IV 105, Sear RCV III 9384. 23 mm., 4.9 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1450118[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Trajan Decius, AR Antoninianus, 249-250 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Radiate and cuirassed bust right, IMP C MA Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG / Rev. Dacia standing left, wearing cloak over left shoulder and, with right hand, holding Dacian battle-standard surmounted by Draco (wolf’s head), D-A-CIA. RIC IV 12(b), RSC IV 16, Sear RCV III 9368. 22.28 mm., 4.09 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1450119[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Note the extremely receding hairline in the second one, as compared to the first. I don&#039;t know which was more accurate![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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