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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3875753, member: 75937&quot;]That&#039;s a gorgeous coin, [USER=77704]@panzerman[/USER] !</p><p><br /></p><p>Ceres, when depicted with a lighted torch in each hand so as to search for her daughter in the underworld, is known as <i>Ceres Taedifera</i>, &quot;Ceres the torch-bearer.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse type was not issued in the denarius denomination for Faustina I, but it appears on sestertii. Here are a couple of mine. Ceres Taedifera with two torches:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1023846[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-sr-avgvsta-ceres-sestertius-2-jpg.841858/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina Senior, Augusta AD 138-141.</p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertii.</p><p>Rome, AD 147-161.</p><p>Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: AVGVSTA, Ceres standing left, holding two torches.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1120; BMCRE 1516; RCV 4625.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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