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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 5001461, member: 83845&quot;]I figure I might as well post a few other coins from this sub-collection I really like in this period as well.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><span style="color: #404040"><u><b>Faustina I:</b></u></span></font> This coin will likely by my representative example for Faustina I.&nbsp; I think the types that show the temple dedicated by Antoninus Pius in the Roman Forum in her honor are the most interesting of her types.&nbsp; The only issue is that this is a posthumous issue and I will definitely want to pick up a lifetime portrait at some point as well.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1200559[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I tend to prefer the nominal realism of the temple engraving on the above example but when I saw this piece I knew I would have to go for it as a companion piece.&nbsp; It shows more detail (the railing) as well as showing a representation of Faustina&#039;s cult statue.&nbsp; If you go to the ruins of the temple today you can see the bottom half of this statue that was discarded in the early Christian period and unearthed in the 19th century.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1200560[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a photo of what the temple looks like today... or at least the last time I was there in 2018 and took this photo.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1200564[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><span style="color: #404040"><u><b>Commodus:</b></u></span></font> Most people understandably like the representation of Commodus as Hercules.&nbsp; However, I find this coin interesting as well and it&#039;s a favorite of mine.&nbsp; The title BRIT on the obverse refers to important events in the reign of Commodus that took place in that province.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1200562[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I also have few Sesterii of the dynasty though admittedly they have not been as carefully chosen as my denarii have been.&nbsp; Still some interesting coins though.</p><p><br /></p><p>I like this for the style and the young portrait of Commodus.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1200561[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I like the late style portrait on this sestertius.&nbsp; The type wishes the emperor a safe return to Rome from his conquests in the east.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1200557[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a coin that is nicer in hand than is pictured here.&nbsp; The representation of a praying stance on the reverse is very well done by this engraver.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1200558[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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