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Nice thread, @rasiel. Here is a small coin set of Faustina Senior, Faustina Junior and Lucilla. 🙂

Sorry to hear about it, Donna. Wishing you a speedy recovery!

Nice addition, @Tejas. Here is my semissis. Minted during Arcadius at Constantinople. 🙂 AV gold semissis Arcadius, Constantinople mint 392-393 A.D. Obv: D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory seated right on cuirass, inscribing VOT X / MVLT XX in four lines on shield set on knee; Christogram in right field 2.08g. 17.50mm RIC X 16; Depeyrot 52/2 Germania Inferior Numismatics. June 2022

That is a really wonderful large-sized coin, @idesofmarch01!! Thanks for sharing. The story of Minotaur and the labyrinth is my most favorite among all Greek myths. I have the following Greek coins that illustrate ancient myths. CRETE. Gortyna. Ca. 330-270 BC. AR stater (24mm, 11.47 gm, 4h). Obv: Europa seated facing in tree, raising her veil with right hand, left arm holding eagle with spread wings in her lap. Rev: Bull trotting to right, head turned left. BMC Crete 30. Svoronosp. 168, 84 and pl. XV, 7 (same obverse die). CNG Feature Auction, 2022. Pontos, Komana Æ 29mm. Time of Mithradates VI Eupator, circa 105-90 or 90- 85 BC. Obv: Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos to right Rev: Perseus standing facing, holding harpa and severed head of Medusa, headless body at feet; KOMA-NΩN across fields, monograms to left and right. SNG BM Black Sea 1260-1; HGC 7,279. 18.00g, 29mm, 12h. ROMA E-Sales, 2021.

My first coin with a Janus design, and I picked it up in January. 🙂 M. Furius L.f. Philus. 120 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.93 g, 12h). Rome mint. Obv: Laureate head of bearded Janus Rev: Roma standing left, holding wreath and scepter; to left, trophy of Gallic arms flanked by a carnyx and shield on each side; star above. Crawford281/1; Sydenham 529; Furia 18; RBW 1105. Toned with iridescence. CNG Triton. January 2024. From the Kalevala Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 60 (1 August 2019), lot 620.

Nice addition, RC! I think the one I have is of a similar type, but without stephane. Faustina II. AE as. 147-161 AD. Rome Mint. 27mm, 10.12g, 11h. Obv: Draped bust of Faustina Junior right. Rev: Pudicitia standing facing, head left, holding veil in both hands, right hand raised. RIC III (A Pius) 1403

Happy Faustina Friday, RC. Thanks for your latest write up. Your veiled version of Faustina Senior is very nice. Here is my Faustina Senior denarius with Ceres reverse.

Nice Lucilla coins with great pedigree, @Michael Stolt. I like her various hairstyles and portraits. I also enjoy pairing up my Lucilla with Faustina Junior coins to become "mother and daughter" coin pairs. Here are a few I picked up: Lucilla, wife of Lucius Verus AD 161-169, AR Denarius (18mm, 3.19 gram) Rome Obv: LVCILLA AVGVSTA; draped bust r. Rev: FECVNDITAS; Fecunditas seated r., holding child, young girl standing before her RIC 765 Lucilla. AR Denarius 3.36g. 19mm. 164-169 A.D. Rome Mint Obv: LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F. Draped bust r. Rev: VENUS. Venus standing l., holding apple and sceptre. RIC III 784; RSC II 70 Lucilla AD 164-169. Rome. Sestertius Æ 31mm., 23,06g. LVCILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / PIETAS, S - C, Pietas standing left, holding acerrum and extending hand over lighted altar at feet to left. RIC III 1755 (Marcus Aurelius). Lucilla. Augusta, AD 161-162. AV Aureus. Rome Mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus. Obv: LVCILLΛE ΛVG ΛN TONINIΛVG F, draped bust right, hair waved and knotted low at back in chignon Rev: VOTΛ/ PVBLI/CΛ •/ • in three lines within laurel wreath. RIC III 790 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 22-2(a) – (same obv. die as illustration on pl. 5, 22-2/10); Calicó 2219a (same rev. die as illustration); BMCRE 327 (Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus; same rev. die); Biaggi 979 (same rev. die); J. Hirsch XVIII, lot 1008 (same dies). 18mm, 6.07 g, 12h.

All stunning coins, @Kazuma78. My absolute favorites are your #1, 2 and 3. Thanks for sharing! 🙂

Nice additions, @Humilau. My favorite is #5. The horseman battle scene is particularly nice, with great patina. 🙂

Great article, RC. Thanks for sharing the different varieties on IVNONI REGINAE coins. 🙂

Wonderful additions! My favorites are #4, 5 and 10. These coin designs are the ones on my lookout list. Thanks for sharing! 🙂

Great Christmas gifts, RC. These are wonderful coins.

Nice additions, @Shea19. My favorites are your #1, 3, and 10. Thanks for sharing! 🙂

Great selections! The cool photos show the coins very well. I especially like your Syracuse litra, Maximilian I, and Titus aureus. Cool octopus design on the litra. Your Maximilian I has such an interesting obverse design. I love the history behind the Titus aureus. Thanks for sharing! 🙂