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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 4520269, member: 91461&quot;]These are some of my favorite types of ancients to hold in hand. You really feel the years between your fingers and your imagination just runs away with itself. But that allure also gives way to more mystery as they can be tricky to get a spot on identification for.</p><p>I purchased this fun &quot;slightly&quot; used Faustina II last week:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1119788[/ATTACH]</p><p>Listed simply as: Faustina Junior Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 147-150.</p><p>Condition: Very Fine</p><p>Weight: 20,68 gr</p><p>Diameter: 32,20 mm</p><p><br /></p><p>(Oh, let&#039;s be honest, much like the stories of the Faustinas this coin has been held by many a man) as I thought the reverse was &quot;Diana standing left, holding arrow in right hand and bow&quot; Like these(borrowed from AC search):</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.acsearch.info/media/images/archive/30/3147/3287098.m.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://www.acsearch.info/media/images/archive/105/1006/759677.m.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>But now I am not so sure<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>She has lots of these types of sests with varying goddesses on the reverse, all in the same pose but holding different implements (also borrowed from AC search):</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.acsearch.info/media/images/archive/30/3147/3287100.m.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Venus standing left, holding apple and anchor around which a dolphin is coiled</p><p><img src="https://www.acsearch.info/media/images/archive/30/851/600047.m.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Venus standing left, holding apple and scepter</p><p><img src="https://www.acsearch.info/media/images/archive/30/3184/3312079.m.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Concordia standing facing, head left, drawing out fold of her drapery, holding cornucopia.</p><p><img src="https://www.acsearch.info/media/images/archive/93/1650/1537976.m.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Venus standing left, holding apple in her raised right hand and cradling swaddled infant in her left arm,</p><p><img src="https://www.acsearch.info/media/images/archive/30/3177/3308006.m.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Venus standing left, holding apple and scepter</p><p><img src="https://www.acsearch.info/media/images/archive/47/772/525220.m.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Venus mit Viktoria u. Schild auf Helm. (holding victory and shield)</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, Faustina II you trixy trollip you<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie60" alt=":kiss:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://www.coinweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/faustina_bust.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]yYcyacLRPNs[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Any Faustina lovers <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> out there that can help?</p><p>Please post your frosty Fausti&#039;s, thoughts and help me figure out (if possible) who is on the reverse and what they are holding![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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