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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 7295165, member: 75937&quot;]Very nice, [USER=101226]@Bradley Trotter[/USER]! The DIVA FAVSTINA/CERES coinage of this empress can be further narrowed down to AD 150-161 because it&#039;s from the fifth and final phase of issues for her. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Do I have sestertii of Faustina I!!! But I&#039;m going to post one with the identical reverse design but with a different reverse inscription and issued about five years before yours. It is often confused with yours, particularly on heavily circulated coins with worn reverse inscriptions. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-sr-avgvsta-ceres-long-torch-sestertius-jpg.1028414/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina I, AD 138-141.</p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertius, 25.61 g, 33 mm.</p><p>Rome, AD 145-147.</p><p>Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: AVGVSTA S C, Ceres standing left, holding corn ears and long torch.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1116; BMCRE 1509-11; Cohen 79; RCV 4614; Strack 1286.</p><p>Notes: Likely one of a series of issues to commemorate the wedding of Faustina II to Marcus Aurelius. A similar design (RIC 1117) depicts the goddess holding corn ears and a short torch.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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