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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 7656135, member: 75937&quot;]That is absolutely delightful, [USER=100070]@happy_collector[/USER]! That portrait is certainly in fine style, too!</p><p><br /></p><p>Your denarius was part of a massive second issue for Faustina in mid-148 through May, 149. The <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/victorinus-first-issue.381361/#post-7615420" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/victorinus-first-issue.381361/#post-7615420">first issue</a> was more limited in scope, though it included three reverse types: VENVS GENETRIX, LAETITAE PVBLICAE, and IVNONI LVCINAE, all to celebrate the birth of Faustina&#039;s first child, Domitia Faustina on 30 November, AD 147. The VENVS with rudder and dolphin was issued in all medals.</p><p><br /></p><p>Numerous dies struck the issue. Over the course of the issue, the hairstyle becomes simplified, as on my less-than-fine style example:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-venus-and-rudder-denarius-jpg.1069630/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina II, AD 147-175/6.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 2.64 g, 17.4 mm, 7 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 148-149.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, bust of Faustina II, draped, right, with band of pearls round head.</p><p>Rev: VENVS, Venus, standing left, holding apple or globe in right hand and rudder around which is twined a dolphin in left hand.</p><p>Refs: RIC 517c; BMCRE 1067-73; RSC 266a; Strack 495; RCV 4708; CRE 233.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here it is in the middle bronze denomination; it also appears in the sestertius and aureus denominations, though I don&#039;t have examples of these in my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-venvs-and-rudder-dupondius-jpg.1000352/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina II, AD 147-175/6.</p><p>Roman orichalcum dupondius, 14.77 g, 26.5 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 148-149.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust right with strand of pearls.</p><p>Rev: VENVS S C, Venus standing left, holding apple and rudder, around the shaft of which a dolphin is entwined.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1409b; BMCRE 2160-63; Cohen 269; Strack 1305; RCV 4736.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1316242[/ATTACH]</p><p>Faustina II, AD 147-175/6.</p><p>Roman Æ as or dupondius, 13.8 g, 27.2 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 148-149.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust right with strand of pearls.</p><p>Rev: VENVS S C, Venus standing left, holding apple and rudder, around the shaft of which a dolphin is entwined.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1409b; BMCRE 2160-63; Cohen 269; Strack 1305; RCV 4736.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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