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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 24722317, member: 26430&quot;]Faustina was the Queen of the elaborate middle-Roman Imperial hairstyles! But not quite the &quot;undisputed Queen&quot; -- many others vied for the wildest and weirdest hair.</p><p><br /></p><p>I posted several of my weird-haired Empress Sestertii here (Faustina I, Otacilia, Julia Domna, Julia Mamaea): <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/matidia-augusta-divae-marcianae.407838/#post-24717248" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/matidia-augusta-divae-marcianae.407838/#post-24717248">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/matidia-augusta-divae-marcianae.407838/#post-24717248</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>A couple of others from her daughter, Faustina the Younger:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1581386[/ATTACH] </p><blockquote><p><b>AR Denarius, Rome, 161-176 CE</b>. RIC 686.</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>I like this one, on which she&#039;s wearing a crescent on her forehead!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1581387[/ATTACH] </p><blockquote><p><font size="4"><b>Hierapolis-Castabala AE29, c. 161-180 CE.</b> <i>Host</i>: <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/4976" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/4976" rel="nofollow">RPC (IV) 4976.6 (<i>this coin</i>)</a>; SNG von Aulock 5572 (<i>this coin</i>); SNG Levante 1586 (<i>this coin</i>); Robert 27, pl. XXVI No. 77 (<i>this coin</i>). <i>Countermark</i>: Howgego 686 (<i>this coin cited</i>)</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There are several hairdressers out there who specialize in recreating ancient Roman women&#039;s hairstyles. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you search around, you&#039;ll readily find may others, including the artists&#039; websites, but here&#039;s an article from <i>Smithsonian Magazine</i>: <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-woman-is-a-hair-style-archaeologist-82478448/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-woman-is-a-hair-style-archaeologist-82478448/" rel="nofollow">This Woman is a Hairstyle Archaeologist</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Wikipedia page also shows some of the marble busts that give great 3-D renderings: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_hairstyles" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_hairstyles" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_hairstyles</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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