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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 8124441, member: 75937&quot;]Definitely a 160s CE hairstyle in the style of an Antonine woman. </p><p><br /></p><p>Most similar to Beckmann&#039;s type 7 coiffure. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-hilaritas-s-c-as-under-aurelius-jpg.1304434/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina II, AD 147-175.</p><p>Roman Æ As, 8.31 g, 25.2 mm, 5 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 161-164.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: HILARITAS S C, Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm-branch in right hand and cornucopia in left hand.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1643 var.; BMCRE 982 var.; Cohen 113 var.; RCV 5296; MIR 15-7/10b.</p><p>Notes: This coin is a variety of the RIC, BMCRE and Cohen specimens in that Faustina wears no strands of pearls in the hair. The empress&#039; coiffure on this coin is a bare-headed variety of Beckmann&#039;s type 7 hairstyle (p. 90); the <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_R-14350" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_R-14350" rel="nofollow">British Museum specimen</a> depicts her with the expected type 9, variety 9b style.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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