My first Faustina! :)

robinjojo · Oct 7, 2021

dougsmit said: ↑

My favorite Faustina II is this Alexandrian tetradrachm when she was 'first daughter'. It is dated year 12 of Antoninus Pius with Dikaiosyne on the reverse. This was the first year for her coinage. Conveniently for collectors Faustina has tetradrachms dated years 12 through 21 under her father's regnal numbers and, later, 4 through 10 under her husband's so we do not have overlap.
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That's a nice, expressive portrait of Faustina Junior.

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Gam3rBlake · Oct 7, 2021

robinjojo said: ↑

That is a really nice denarius, Gam3rBlake, and it is the perfect type coin to own, including, as you mentioned, Faustina Junior and her son Commodus, along with his twin brother, a coin with a historical and fateful theme.

I do not have a denarius of this type. I do have the sestertius commemorating the birth of the twins, from 161 AD, RIC 1665, 20.98 grams:

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Thanks! I like your sestertius too. They’re nice and big so the design details are easier to see.

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