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<p>[QUOTE="cmezner, post: 3663690, member: 87809"]Beautiful Faustinas and awesome upgrade.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is my Faustina:</p><p>Sestertius, Rome, ca. 161 - 164 AD struck under the authority of Marcus Aurelius</p><p>Traditionally coins of Faustina II with FAVSTINA AVGVSTA were issued after Pius' death under Marcus Aurelius as Augustus (161-175 AD). According to some numismatics, coins of Faustina bearing this legend could have been issued while Marcus Aurelius was still Caesar and Antoninus Pius was still alive. Scholars are not willing to make this conclusion.</p><p><br /></p><p>33 mm, 26.54 g;</p><p>RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1649; Cohen 136; BMC.918; RCV 5277; </p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA Draped bust right, hair elaborately waved and tied in a chignon, wearing circlet of pearls</p><p>Rev.: IVNONI LVCINAE Juno standing frontally, holding a child in her left arm; on the floor to each side another child. S C across field</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]985230[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]985231[/ATTACH]</p><p>Lucina is the Roman name for the Greek goddess Eileithyia, who was the protectress of midwives and assisted during childbirth.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cmezner, post: 3663690, member: 87809"]Beautiful Faustinas and awesome upgrade. This is my Faustina: Sestertius, Rome, ca. 161 - 164 AD struck under the authority of Marcus Aurelius Traditionally coins of Faustina II with FAVSTINA AVGVSTA were issued after Pius' death under Marcus Aurelius as Augustus (161-175 AD). According to some numismatics, coins of Faustina bearing this legend could have been issued while Marcus Aurelius was still Caesar and Antoninus Pius was still alive. Scholars are not willing to make this conclusion. 33 mm, 26.54 g; RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1649; Cohen 136; BMC.918; RCV 5277; Ob.: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA Draped bust right, hair elaborately waved and tied in a chignon, wearing circlet of pearls Rev.: IVNONI LVCINAE Juno standing frontally, holding a child in her left arm; on the floor to each side another child. S C across field [CENTER][ATTACH=full]985230[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]985231[/ATTACH][/CENTER] Lucina is the Roman name for the Greek goddess Eileithyia, who was the protectress of midwives and assisted during childbirth.[/QUOTE]
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