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  1. Link: Faustina II dupondius Faustina II, 147-175 CE. Roman orichalcum dupondius, 10.27 g, 25.4 mm, 6 h. Rome, mid-151 to mid-152 CE. Obv: FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII FIL, bare-headed and draped bust, right (Beckmann type 3 hairstyle). Rev: VENVS S C, Venus standing left, holding apple and scepter. Refs: RIC 1408(6); BMCRE 2170-72; Cohen 251; RCV --; Strack 1311.
  2. Hi all, I'm doing a die study of a medium bronze of Faustina II that appeared as lot 733 in Riechmann's Auction of 18 September 1922. If you have the catalog to this auction, I would appreciate if you would post a photo of lot 733 and see if a provenance is reported in the lot description. Thanks in advance!
  3. Always nice to acquire an interesting bust variety! That's how I feel about my Faustina II coins when I find a rare hairstyle.
  4. That's a cool medal, @Ryro, and certainly an enigma. Seeing that big "Jean-Claude" on the reverse reminds me of the first dialogue we learned in French class in school in 1976: "Monsieur Jean-Claude! Monsieur Jean-Claude! téléphone!" "Une moment, Madame, j'arrive." "C'est une jeune fille."
  5. Beautiful coins!! I've been concentrating so much on the coinage of her mother that my Lucilla collection is only modest. Here are a couple of favorite sestertii.
  6. Welcome, @Typhon It sounds like you might be interested in collecting a theme, such as animals, architectural types, a specific deity (such as Venus or Zeus), mythological creatures, and so on. Perhaps there's a specific historical figure you're interested in, such as Elagabalus or Nero. I concur with others who have suggested looking around at V Coins to see which coins "speak" to you. You don't have to decide on a collection focus right away. It may take a dozen purchases before your interests become clear.
  7. Link: Juno. Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 26.73 g, 32.2 mm, 11 h. Rome, late AD 161 – early 163. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right; Beckmann Type 8 hairstyle. Rev: IVNONI REGINAE S C, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter, peacock at feet. Refs: RIC 1651; BMC 921; Cohen 142; RCV 5277; MIR 19-6/10a,b. Notes: Obverse die match to BMCRE 921. Heritage Select Auction 232238, lot 64276, 21 September 2022.
  8. I think the price is too high given the coin's state of preservation. Pass on it.
  9. Caracalla, AD 198-217. Roman Provincial tetrassarion, 14.78 g, 29.6 mm, 1 h. Thrace, Pautalia, c. AD 198-205. Obv: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNEINOC, beardless, laureate head of Caracalla, right. Rev: OYΛΠIAC ΠAV | TAΛIAC. Asklepios cradling serpent-entwined staff, reclining left, head right, on winged, coiled, and bearded Glykon flying right. Refs: BMC 3.145,34; Ruzicka 612; Varbanov II 5008; Moushmov 4235, Mionnet Suppl. 2, p. 384, 1084; Vaillant n. Gr. 1074. Next: Pautalia.
  10. Link: watercraft. Gratian, AD 367-383. Roman Æ maiorina, 5.90 g, 21.4 mm, 11 h. Constantinople, AD 383. Obv: D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust, right, holding spear and shield. Rev: GLORIA RO-MANORVM, Emperor standing facing, head right, on ship, raising right hand. Victory seated at helm. No wreath in field; in exergue, CONΓ. Refs: RIC 52a (unlisted officina).
  11. Thank you for reading and for sharing the Laodicaeia ad Lycum coins in your collection! I really like the pseudo-autonomous one with the River Lykos symbolized by a wolf! Thank you for reading and the kind words. That cat IS beautiful, indeed! Back in April of last year, Ryro noticed it for sale at NumisFitz, a fixed-price dealer with an eBay shop. I bought it on eBay.
  12. It's that time of year again, folks, when we joke about stabbing, show off our coins of Brutus and Julius Caesar and have a good old time! So, let's see your Ides of March coins and memes! Of course it's a repro! I'm not Clio!!
  13. Friday felicitations, fellow Faustina fanatics! I hope you have a wonderful and coin-filled weekend ahead. While everyone else will be posting about Julius Caesar and Brutus on this Eidibus Martiis, we will examine a large diameter provincial bronze of Faustina the Younger from Laodiceia ad Lycum in Phrygia. It may well be unique because it is not listed in any of several dozen references that I consulted in collaboration with Dane Kurth.[1] I submitted the coin to RPC, where it was accepted by its editors and remains the only specimen cited at RPC. Faustina II, 147-175 CE. Roman provincial Æ 31.5 mm, 16.58 g, 6 h. Phrygia, Laodiceia ad Lycum, 156 to c. 165 CE (Perhaps 162/3). Obv: •ΦΑVⳞΤΙΝΑ• ⳞΕΒΑⳞΤΗ•, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ, Hera (possibly Tyche or Homonoia) wearing turreted crown, standing left, holding patera and long scepter. Ref: RPC IV.2, 25032 (temporary); BMC –; Mionnet –; Wiczay –; unlisted in numerous other sources. Note: An obverse die match to RPC IV.2, 2100 (temporary). Dating the Coin The empress wears a hairstyle in use from 154-161 CE (Beckmann Type 5); the obverse inscription corresponds to FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, which came into use on the imperial issues in about August 156.[2] So, I date this coin to 156 to c. 165 (provincial cities often took years to reflect a new hairstyle). The editors of RPC speculate, "perhaps 162/3." The Identity of the Reverse Figure The reverse figure holds a patera and scepter, attributes of Hera. In Anatolian iconography, Hera may wear a turreted crown, as on this coin. Therefore, I postulate the figure on the reverse is Hera. However, the authors of RPC refer to her as "turreted female figure (Tyche or Homonoia?)," which are also possible identities, particularly given the turreted crown. I indicate this uncertainty by identifying her as "Hera (possibly Tyche or Homonoia) wearing turreted crown." About Laodiceia ad Lycum Laodiceia ad Lycum was an ancient city about 75 miles (120 km) east of Ephesus, situated in the Roman Province of Phrygia Pacatiana on a high plateau at the confluence of the rivers Lycus and Caprus.[3] From "Asia citerior," Auctore Henrico Kiepert Berolinensi. Geographische Verlagshandlung Dietrich Reimer (Ernst Vohsen) Berlin, Wilhemlstr. 29. (1903). David Rumsey Historical Map Collection. Although the site had been occupied for millennia – excavations in the area have revealed architecture, pottery, obsidian and flint stone finds dating back to the 4th millennium BCE – the Hellenistic city was founded by the Seleucid King Antiochus II in the mid-3rd century BCE and named after his wife Laodike. There had been an older city on the same site called Diospolis or Rhoas.[4] It is one of many cities named Laodicea and it should not be confused with Laodicea ad Mare in Syria, which had a prolific mint in ancient times and is perhaps more familiar to coin collectors. Biblical scholars, however, are quite familiar with Laodiceia ad Lycum for it is one of the Seven Churches mentioned in the Book of Revelation. The city flourished because it lay on the crossroads of trade routes and did an extensive trade in textiles. With the Battle of Magnesia in 190 BC and the Treaty of Apamea signed in 188 BCE, the region passed to the Pergamene Kingdom, and finally, in 133 BCE the last Pergamene king ceded the region to Rome in his will. Many ruins of the city remain today. These ruins include theaters, temples, baths, an aqueduct, a stadium and a gymnasium.[5] Post your coins of this city, comments, or anything you feel is relevant! ~~~ Notes 1. I started with RPC online, but it was not referenced there. RPC makes use of several core collections, including Vienna, Paris, Oxford, the British Museum, the BnF, and those illustrated in RG, SNG von Aulock and SNG Copenhagen, so I presume this coin is not listed in those volumes, though I haven't double-checked these myself (except for BMC Phrygia). I checked Mionnet vol.4 and suppl. 7, and Wiczay, as well as acsearchinfo. Dane Kurth was kind enough to assist me with attribution and she checked Sestini, and her extended Isegrim xls file (with over 74,000 entries of Asia Minor coins). She checked Laodikeia in Syria as well as Laodikeia Combusta, with no luck. She also checked the Paris collection (gallica.fr), and, in her personal xls database of various pdfs, she checked any Imhoof articles not yet in her Isegrim list. She consulted SNG France 7, Armstrong's "Phrygia Coinage and Cities", SNG Turkey 11, Engel, Eckhel, Boutkowski, Naury Bey, Gréau and dozens of other articles, also CoinArchives Pro, the Righetti collection sales, plus the same for Laodikeia ad Mare, Syria, just in case. Lastly, she has nearly 400 old and new pdfs under "collections" and searched through them with Agent Ransack and over 660 pdfs under "auction catalogs." Dane Kurth, personal communication, 3 May 2023. 2. Clay, Curtis L. "Faustina Friday -- a Pondersome Dupondius," comment #5. Coin Talk, www.cointalk.com/threads/faustina-friday-a-pondersome-dupondius.372253/#post-5311634. Accessed 13 Mar. 2024. 3. Much of the information about the ancient city is taken from Archaeology, Current World. "Laodicea." World Archaeology, 18 Sept. 2018, www.world-archaeology.com/features/laodicea/. 4. Head, Barclay Vincent. Catalogue of the Greek Coins of Phrygia. British Museum. Printed by Order of the Trustees, 1906, p. lxxiii. 5. Photos and information from "Laodicea on the Lycus." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 13 March 2024, Laodicea on the Lycus - Wikipedia.
  14. Time for some classic rock! Speaking of Scorpions! Julia Iotape, Queen of Commagene AD 38 - 72 AE diassarion, 23.4 mm, 13.64 g, 12 h Syria, Commagene, Samosata mint Obv: ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑ ΙΩΤΑΠΗ ΦΙΛΑ∆ΕΛΦΟΣ, diademed and draped bust of Iotape, right; countermark: anchor? Rev: ΚΟΜΜΑΓ−ΗИΩИ, scorpion and inscription all within laurel wreath Refs: Lindgren-Kovacs 1887; RPC I 3858; BMC Galatia p. 109, 4; Nercessian AC --; SNG Cop VII 5; similar to Sear GIC 5514 (which has lunate sigmas in the inscription).
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