Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 4663863, member: 75937&quot;]Interesting reverse type on this new addition to my collection. It bears much similarity to the FECVND AVGVSTAE types of Faustina Jr. The existence of this coin demonstrates that Faustina&#039;s FAVSTINA AVGVSTA obverse legend in conjunction with descriptive reverse types began before Pius&#039; death.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1150376[/ATTACH]Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.11 g, 17.5 mm, 11 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 160-161.</p><p>Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXIIII, laureate head, right.</p><p>Rev: PIETATI AVG COS IIII, Pietas standing left, holding a child on each arm; at each side of her, a child standing looking towards her and raising hand.</p><p>Refs: RIC <a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.3.ant.313C" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.3.ant.313C" rel="nofollow">313c</a>; BMCRE <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1894-1105-18" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1894-1105-18" rel="nofollow">1013</a>-14; Cohen 631; Strack384; RCV 4098.</p><p>Notes: This coin was issued to honor the birth of Pius&#039; 4th grandchild, the little princess Cornificia.*</p><p><br /></p><p>Compare to:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-fecvnd-avgvstae-denarius-2-jpg.1112759/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina Junior, Augusta AD 147-176.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.41 g, 18.1 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 160-61.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: FECVND AVGVSTAE, Fecunditas facing, head left, between two children (thought to represent Faustina III and Lucilla), holding two more in hand (thought to represent Fadilla and Cornificia).</p><p>Refs: RIC 676; BMCRE 89; Cohen 95; RCV 5251; Van Meter 12.</p><p><br /></p><p>*Mattingly, Harold, <i>Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. IV: Antoninus Pius to Commodus. Introduction, indexes and plates. </i>London, BMP, 1968, p. lxxv.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in