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[Edessa]

France, Feudal. Berri-Deols (county). Eudes, 11th century. AR Denier (20mm, 1.10g, 3h). Obv: : ODO : DVX; Cross patee. Rev: DOLEO CIVES; Pentalpha, annulet in center. Ref: Cf. Boudeau 271; Roberts 4401. Choice Very Fine. Ex CGB with old flip. Ex Triskeles 25, Lot 636.

[John Conduitt]

Feodor Ivanovich Kopek, 1597
Novgorod. Silver, 0.72g. Horseman with a spear on a galloping horse, right; В (НО)РЕ, Novgorod. ЦPЬ И ВЕ/-ЛIКИI КН(З /Ф)EOДОР IBA/(-НО)ВИЧ В(СЕ/-Ѧ РУСI), Tsar and Gr-and Pr(ince F]yodor Iva-(no)vich (of all Rus) (KG 115).

[shanxi]

Faustina II. Denarii

Faustina II
AR-Denarius
Obv.: FAVSTINAE AVGVSTA, Draped bust left.
Rev.: IVNO, Iuno standing left, holding patera and sceptre, peacock left
Ag, 3.29g, 18.10mm
Ref.: RIC -, CRE 191 [R3]

 

Faustina II
AR-Denar
Obv.: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right
Rev.: SALVS, Salus standing left, feeding snake twined round altar, holding scepter
Ag, 3.18g
Ref.: RIC III 715 var., rare hairstyle variation, CRE 216 [R3]

 

Faustina II
AR-Denarius
Obv.: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, Draped bust right.
Rev.: PVDICITIA, Pudicitia (Concordia) standing facing, head right, holding cornucopia and raising skirt.
Ag, 3.44g, 18mm
Ref.: RIC – (Cf. RIC 507a ), CRE 165 [R4]

[Di Nomos]

This archaic stater of Kyzikos has a winged Female Figure holding a Fish in her right hand and a Flower up to her chin in her left.

The identity of the female figure is open to conjecture, though being winged you'd assume a deity of some sort.

The identity of the fish is certain though, the famous and popular tunny found on the coinage if Kyzikos.

Edited September 14, 2022 by Di Nomos

[shanxi]

Faustina II - Provincial Coins

Faustina Junior
Thrace, Philippopolis
Obv: ΦΑΥCTEINA CEBACTH, Draped bust right.
Rev: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙTΩΝ, Demeter standing left, holding two grain ears and long torch.
AE, 12.93g, 25.6mm
Ref.: Mouchmov, Philip. 133, 139-40 and 142

 

Faustina Junior
Thrace, Plotinopolis
AE23
Obv: ΦAVCTEINA CEBACTH, Draped bust right.
Rev: ΠΛΩΤΕΙΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ, Hera? standing left, holding patera and sceptre.
AE, 8.19g, 22.7mm
Ref.: BMC 5

 

Faustina II
Alexandria
Billon-Tetradrachm
Obv.: ΦAVCTINA CEBACTH, draped bust right
Rev.: Isis Pharia standing, r., holding sail and sistrum, L I Z = year 17 of Antoninus Pius (AD 153/154).
Billon, 11.75g, 22mm
Ref.: Dattari 3250

 

 

 

[John Conduitt]

Ferdinand II of Bourbon 120 Grana, 1841

Napoli. Silver, 37mm, 27.12g. Young bearded head to right, date below; FERDINANDVS II. DEI GRATIA REX. Crowned shield of 6-fold arms, with central shield, value 'G.120' below; REGNI VTR. SIC. ET HIER. Edge: PROVIDENCIA OPTIMI PRINCIPIS + (cf MIR (Naples) 501/1). The graffiti is probably the Great Star of Italy, a gesture towards Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies’s opposition to Italian unification. He suppressed one of the first uprisings of Europe’s Revolutions of 1848, which precipitated the unification of Italy in 1871.

[shanxi]

Faustina II - imperial AE

Faustina II
Sestertius
Obv.: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right, wearing stephane, hair in chignon at the back of the head.
Rev.: SAECVLI FELICIT / S - C, The twins T. Aurelius Fulvus Antoninus and Commodus facing on throne
AE, 23.94g, 32.2mm

 

Faustina II,
Sestertius
Obv.: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right
Rev.: FECVNDITAS / S – C, Fecunditas standing right, holding scepter in right hand, infant in left hand
26.2g, 30.7mm
Ref.: BMC 905, Cohen 100, RIC 1638

 

Faustina II
Dupondius, Rome mint, AD 154-156
Obv.: FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust right, head bare, hair waived and coiled on back of head
Rev.: S-C, Diana standing facing, head left, examining arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, S - C flanking across below center field
AE, 11.83g, 26.0mm
Ref.: RIC III 1405a

 

 

[Steve]

F-F-F-F***!! ... man, there are a lot of F-options 

=> here are just a few

Fallen Horseman (below)

 

Faust-etc (below)

 

Fabatus (below)

 

Florianus (below)

Hi

Edited September 14, 2022 by Steve

[shanxi]

FECUNDITAS

Lucilla
Denar, Rome
Obv.: LUCILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust of Lucilla right
Rev.: FECUNDITAS, Fecunditas or Lucilla seated right, holding child on lap; before her, a second child standing left, reaching towards her.
Ag, 18mm, 3.29g
Ref.: RIC III, p.275, 765, CRE 249 [R]

 

Faustina Minor
AR-Denar, Rome, AD 161-175
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right
Rev.: FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas standing right holding scepter in right and infant in left
Ag, 3.55g, 18.2mm
Ref.: RIC III 677, RSC II 99, BMCRE IV 91, CRE 176 var. (no pearls)

Edited September 14, 2022 by shanxi

[kirispupis]

This is a difficult letter for those who concentrate on Greek coins. 🙂
Luckily, I have this one.

Faustina Jr
3.30g
Bust of Faustina Jr. right "FAVSTINA AVGVSTA"
Draped throne with two baby boys "SAECVLI FELICIT"
RSC 190

[shanxi]

7 minutes ago, kirispupis said:

This is a difficult letter for those who concentrate on Greek coins.

But with a lot of Roman examples:

Fortuna

Lucius Verus
AR Denar, Rome Mint
Obv: L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, Laureate head right.
Rev: FORT RED TR P VIII IMP V / COS III, Fortuna seated left with rudder and cornucopia.
Ag, 2.96g, 16.7x17.6mm
Ref.: RIC III 586, RSC 111

 

Edited September 14, 2022 by shanxi

[John Conduitt]

Feodor II Godunov Kopek, 1605-1606
Moscow. Silver, 0.65g. Horseman with a spear on a galloping horse, right; МО-ГД-РЬ around. (ЦРЬ И / ВЕ)ЛИКIй / (К)НSЬ ФЕДО / -РЪ ВСЕѦ Р / -УСИ (KG 236). During the Time of Troubles, an anachronistic kopek with the name Fyodor Godunov was struck with the letters MO-GD-Pb. They used Boris Godunov obverses because there wasn't time to make new dies. Within months, there was an uprising led by False Dmitry I and Feodor was killed.

[shanxi]

FELICITAS

ulia Mamaea
Æ-Sestertius, Rome Mint
Obv.: IVLIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA, draped bust right.
Rev. FELICITAS PVBLICA / S - C, Felicitas standing left, legs crossed, holding caduceus and leaning on column.
AE, 17.78g, 28.6mm
Ref.: RIC 676, C21

 

Gordian III
AR-Antoninianus
Obv.: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate and draped bust right
Rev.: FELICIT TEMP, Felicitas standing left holding a long caduceus and cornucopia
Ag, 4.71g, 23mm
Ref.: RIC 140, RSC 71

 

[TuckHard]

F for France

Kingdom of France
1285 to 1314 AD
Issued under King Philip IV
BI double tournois | 0.75 grams | 19mm wide

[John Conduitt]

You can tell most of the story of the Grand Duchy of Muscovy using the letter F... 😁

False Dmitry I Kopek, 1605-1606

Novgorod. Silver, 0.66g. Horseman with a spear on a galloping horse, right; НРГI. ЦРЬ I ВЕ/-ЛIКIИ КНSЬ /ДМIТРE ИВ(А)/-НОВИЧЬ ВС(Е/-Ѧ РУСI) (Tsar and Grand Duke of whole Russia Dmitri Ivanovich) (KG 247). The letters НРГI (NRGI) indicate both the mint, where N=Novgorod, and the date, where RGI = 113 = 1605. Since year zero is 5508 years earlier from the date of Creation in Old Russian (after 1492), Cyrillic letter - 5508 = Julian date. RGI is 113, an abbreviation of 7113, so 7113 – 5508 = 1605.

[shanxi]

FULVIA

Fulvia (83 BC – 40 BC)
Powerful aristocratic woman, wife of Publius Clodius Pulcher (62-52 BC), Gaius Scribonius Curio (52-51 BC) and Marcus Antonius (47-40 BC).
AR Quinarius, Late 43-42 BC
Obv.: Winged bust of Fulvia as Victory
Rev.: [LVGV] DVNI [A] XL, Lion advancing right
Ag, 1.66g, 13.2mm
Ref.: Craw. 489/5, RPC 512, Syd. 1160

[John Conduitt]

False Dmitry II was a second imposter who appeared in July 1607. He declared himself miraculously saved during the uprising in which False Dmitry I was killed. He managed to defeat the government troops and struck coins in Pskov, but did not take Moscow

False Dmitry II Kopek, 1608

Pskov. Silver, 0.72g. Horseman with a spear on a galloping horse, right. (ЦРЬ И ВЕ/-Л)ИКИI КНѦ/(-S)Ь ДМIТРI /ИВАНОВИЧ /ВСЕѦ РУСI, (Tsar and Gr)and Du(k-e) Dmitriy -Ivanovich -of All Russia (KG 291). His coins are the same as False Dmitry I but heavier.

[AncientOne]

Faustina from Flaviopolis.

Cilicia, Flaviopolis. Diva Faustina Sr. AE14

Obv: ΘЄΑ ΦΑΥСΤЄΙΝΑ Draped bust of Diva Faustina Senior to right. Rev: ΦΛΑΥΙΟΠOΛЄΙΤΩΝ ЄΤ ΞH Tyche standing front, head to left, holding rudder in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left. RPC IV.3, 3573. Extremely rare.

[John Conduitt]

Double Florin

Victoria Jubilee Coinage Double Florin, 1887
London. Silver, 36mm, 22.60g. Head 1; VICTORIA DEI GRATIA. Four crowned cruciform shields with sceptres in angles; FID DEF BRITT REG; Roman I in 1887 (S 3922). The double florin was introduced in 1887, but discontinued in 1890 because it was frequently confused with the crown and half-crown. It earned the name ‘barmaid’s ruin’, since barmaids would have to make up the difference if they accidentally gave change for a crown in a dark pub.

[shanxi]

Faustina I denarii

 

Faustina I, Denar AD 139-141
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right
Rev: IVNONI REGINAE, Juno standing left holding patera and sceptre; at feet to left, peacock.
AR, 17mm, 3.13g.
Ref.: RIC 338, CRE 100 [S]

 

Faustina I, Denar AD 139-141
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right
Rev: IVNONI REGINAE, Juno standing left holding patera and sceptre; at feet to left, peacock.
AR, 17mm, 3.13g.
Ref.: RIC 338, CRE 100 [S]

 

Faustina Senior
AR Denarius after 141
Obv.: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, Diademed and draped right.
Rev.: PIETAS AVG, Pietas, veiled, standing facing, head left, holding incense box and sacrificing over lighted altar.
Ag, 18,5x194mm, 3.49g
Ref.: RIC III 394a, CRE 114 [S]

 

[John Conduitt]

Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange

Leeuwendaalder Type IIa from the time of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, 1643
Gelderland. Silver, 40mm, 26.61g. Knight with plume on helmet to the right behind coat of arms; MO· ARG· PRO: CON · - FOE · BELG · GEL ·. Lion rampant, above that date; CONFIDENS.DNO.NON.MOVETVR., CONFIDENS DNO NON MOVETUR (Those who trust in God are immovable) (Delmonte 825).

[kapphnwn]

Feronia

Ar Denarius of Augustus Rome 19 BC P Petronius Turpilianus Moneyer Obv. Bust of Feronia right Rv Parthian kneeling right presenting Roman military standard RIC 288 4.03 grms 19 mm Photo by W. Hansen

Feronia was a goddess most associated with fertility health and abundance. She is also associated with the freeing of slaves and appears to be popular among the Roman Plebian class. of course the restoration of the Parthian standards was a central point in Octavian's propaganda. Their return essentially meant no war.

[shanxi]

FAUSTA

Fausta
Follis
Obv: FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG, Bust of Fausta, waved hair, mantled, right
Rev: SALVS REI PVBLICAE, Salus, veiled, draped, standing front, head left, holding two children in her arms; SMTSA (Thessalonica mint)
AE, 2.7g, 17-18mm
RIC 7, 160, p.519 – R4

 

[shanxi]

What happens? 9 hours and no more F's.

Here are some medieval bracteates from the

city of FREIBURG:

 

Freiburg im Breisgau
Grafen von Urach-Freiburg
Egino IV – Egino V, AD 1218-1236
Obv.: Male head to right, cross and pellet in right field
Rev.: Incuse of obverse
Vierzipfliger Pfennig (Silver, 0.38g)
Ref.: Wiel. Breisgau 13
Ex Kricheldorf

 

Freiburg im Breisgau
AR Brakteat
AD ca. 1300
Obv.: Head of raven/eagle left, cross to the left
Rev.: -
AR, 0.41g, 16mm
Ref.: Freiburger Münzen und Medaillen No. 2; Slg. Ulmer 1472; Wielandt 46

 

Freiburg im Breisgau
City or surrounding Breisgau
AR Brakteat
AD ca. 1250
Obv.: Winged fabulous animals to the right.
Rev.: -
AR, 17mm, 0.36g
Ref.: Wielandt 44, Berger 2432 (Freiburg), Slg. Wüthrich 54 (this coin)

 

Freiburg im Breisgau
AR Brakteat
Rappen
AD ca. 1350
Obv.: Head of raven left, circle to left
Rev.: -
AR, 0.31g, 18mm
Ref.: Freiburger Münzen und Medaillen No. 5

 

 

Edited September 15, 2022 by shanxi

[expat]

1 hour ago, shanxi said:

What happens? 9 hours and no more F's.

4 1/2 more hours and we are on G. I thought there would be more F's even without Faustina's.