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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4954825, member: 85693"]I think I might have the sestertius version of that denarius:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1190954[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Faustina II Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(145-161 A.D.) </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>FAVSTINAE AVG [PII A]VG FIL, draped bust right / [VENVS] S [C], Venus standing left holding an apple & rudder about which a dolphin is coiled.</p><p>RIC 1388B.</p><p>(19.51 grams / 31 x 28 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a second one that is even more worn - I find it less attractive in general, but the dolphin is better-preserved and it is a bit heavier:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1190955[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Faustina II Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(145-161 A.D.) </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>[FAVSTINAE] AVG [PII AVG FIL], draped bust right / [V]E[NVS] S C, Venus standing left holding an apple & rudder about which a dolphin is coiled.</p><p>RIC 1388B.</p><p>(22.64 grams / 29 x 26 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4954825, member: 85693"]I think I might have the sestertius version of that denarius: [ATTACH=full]1190954[/ATTACH] [B]Faustina II Æ Sestertius (145-161 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] FAVSTINAE AVG [PII A]VG FIL, draped bust right / [VENVS] S [C], Venus standing left holding an apple & rudder about which a dolphin is coiled. RIC 1388B. (19.51 grams / 31 x 28 mm) I have a second one that is even more worn - I find it less attractive in general, but the dolphin is better-preserved and it is a bit heavier: [ATTACH=full]1190955[/ATTACH] [B]Faustina II Æ Sestertius (145-161 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] [FAVSTINAE] AVG [PII AVG FIL], draped bust right / [V]E[NVS] S C, Venus standing left holding an apple & rudder about which a dolphin is coiled. RIC 1388B. (22.64 grams / 29 x 26 mm)[/QUOTE]
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