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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4564052, member: 87404"]I've been waiting patiently (well, it's only been 4 days!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) for this one to arrive. While the obverse leaves a little to be desired (it's better in hand; see animated GIF below), the reverse is <b>where it's at!</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>It's a <font size="6"><span style="color: #00b3b3">PEACOCK!</span></font> And a <u><i><font size="5">biggun</font></i></u> at that!</b></p><p><img src="https://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/B3-CS117_HoWRow_GR_20181219153434.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This sestertius commemorates the death and deification of Faustina Junior by her husband Marcus Aurelius. There are other reverse types out there (<b><i><span style="color: #00b3b3">by all means, please share them!</span></i></b>), but with less than 30 individual examples on <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=ric+1703+faustina+peacock&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&thesaurus=1&order=0&currency=usd&company=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=ric+1703+faustina+peacock&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&thesaurus=1&order=0&currency=usd&company=" rel="nofollow">ACSearch</a> I believe this type to be in the scarce category.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/incollage_20200612_141911030.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b><font size="3">Faustina II, Wife of Marcus Aurelius</font></b></p><p><b><font size="3">AE Sestertius, Struck 175-176 AD</font></b></p><p><b><font size="3">Commemorative Issue, Rome mint</font></b></p><p><font size="3"><b>Obverse</b>: DIVA FAV-STINA PIA, bust, draped, hair elaborately waved in nearly vertical lines and fastened in a low chignon at back of head, down cheek, curls, right.</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Reverse</b>: CONS[ECRATIO], Peacock, with tail spread, standing front, head and body inclined left, S-C across field at feet.</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>References</b>: RIC III 1703</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Size</b>: 28mm, 22.7g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/20200612_140843.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>There are a few variety of styles for the peacock, some circular plumage while others with zig-zaggy plumage representing each feather. Some small, some large. Mine appears to fall into the larger and zig-zaggy type (VERY similar to the two left reverses).</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/incollage_20200612_150031560.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The plumage is even larger than some denarii... Like this 17mm Septimius Severus denarius from Emesa (note some peeking out on both sides):</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/20200612_144445.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>In fact, the bird from head to toes is 18mm, plumage from left to right is 18mm, and plumage from top to bottom is 15mm.</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/20200612_151317.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #00b3b3">Do you have other BIG BIRDS in your collection? Please share any and all!</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #00b3b3">Or anything you find relevant!</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/9/92/Bigbirdnewversion.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/100?cb=20120128201030" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4564052, member: 87404"]I've been waiting patiently (well, it's only been 4 days!:woot:) for this one to arrive. While the obverse leaves a little to be desired (it's better in hand; see animated GIF below), the reverse is [B]where it's at![/B] [B]It's a [SIZE=6][COLOR=#00b3b3]PEACOCK![/COLOR][/SIZE] And a [U][I][SIZE=5]biggun[/SIZE][/I][/U] at that![/B] [IMG]https://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/B3-CS117_HoWRow_GR_20181219153434.jpg[/IMG] This sestertius commemorates the death and deification of Faustina Junior by her husband Marcus Aurelius. There are other reverse types out there ([B][I][COLOR=#00b3b3]by all means, please share them![/COLOR][/I][/B]), but with less than 30 individual examples on [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=ric+1703+faustina+peacock&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&thesaurus=1&order=0¤cy=usd&company=']ACSearch[/URL] I believe this type to be in the scarce category. [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/incollage_20200612_141911030.jpg[/IMG] [B][SIZE=3]Faustina II, Wife of Marcus Aurelius AE Sestertius, Struck 175-176 AD Commemorative Issue, Rome mint[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=3][B]Obverse[/B]: DIVA FAV-STINA PIA, bust, draped, hair elaborately waved in nearly vertical lines and fastened in a low chignon at back of head, down cheek, curls, right. [B]Reverse[/B]: CONS[ECRATIO], Peacock, with tail spread, standing front, head and body inclined left, S-C across field at feet. [B]References[/B]: RIC III 1703 [B]Size[/B]: 28mm, 22.7g[/SIZE] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/20200612_140843.gif[/IMG] There are a few variety of styles for the peacock, some circular plumage while others with zig-zaggy plumage representing each feather. Some small, some large. Mine appears to fall into the larger and zig-zaggy type (VERY similar to the two left reverses). [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/incollage_20200612_150031560.jpg[/IMG] The plumage is even larger than some denarii... Like this 17mm Septimius Severus denarius from Emesa (note some peeking out on both sides): [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/20200612_144445.jpg[/IMG] In fact, the bird from head to toes is 18mm, plumage from left to right is 18mm, and plumage from top to bottom is 15mm. [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/20200612_151317.jpg[/IMG] [B][COLOR=#00b3b3]Do you have other BIG BIRDS in your collection? Please share any and all! Or anything you find relevant![/COLOR][/B] [IMG]https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/9/92/Bigbirdnewversion.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/100?cb=20120128201030[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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