happy_collector Posted November 10, 2022 · Member Share Posted November 10, 2022 (edited) Here is my recent CNG auction win. It is a Faustina Junior sestertius with three children (Annia Faustina, Lucilla, and Fadilla) on the reverse design. I have a small group of Faustina Junior coins with one, two, four and six children. This one is a great complement to my sub-collection. 😀 Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 161. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 23.18 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Obv: Draped bust right, hair waved and fastened in chignon with a band of pearls low at back of head Rev: Juno, holding infant, standing left between two young girls. RIC III 1649; MIR 18,18-6a; Banti 75. CNG e-Auction 526, November 2022.  The others in my sub-collection are here: Please post if you have Faustina coins with children in the reverse design. Thanks! Edited November 10, 2022 by happy_collector 27 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_collector Posted November 10, 2022 · Member Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 (edited) I remember reading a post from @DonnaML about the names of the six children on the coins. Just found it! It is at: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/faustina-ii-with-one-child-with-2-3-4-6-children-plus-other-empresses-with-children.384702/#post-7818766 I am surely inspired by the post. 🙂 Edited November 10, 2022 by happy_collector 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted November 10, 2022 · Patron Share Posted November 10, 2022 Beautiful coin, @happy_collector! I date the issue to AD 159, based upon the dated analogous reverse type of a sestertius of Antoninus Pius. The three children must therefore be Lucilla, Faustina III, and newborn Fadilla. Here are my coins with this reverse type. Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 26.31 g, 29 mm, 12 h. Rome, AD 159. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: IVNONI LVCINAE, Juno standing left between two children, holding a third child on left arm. Refs: RIC 1649; BMCRE 918; Cohen 136; RCV 5277; MIR 18. Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman orichalcum dupondius, 13.23 g, 25.1 mm, 6 h. Rome, AD 159. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: IVNONI LVCINAE, Juno standing left between two children, holding a third child on left arm. Refs: RIC 1650; BMCRE p. 541, *; Cohen 137; RCV 5298; MIR 18. Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 23.46 g, 32.3 mm, 12 h. Rome, AD 159 - 160. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXIII, laureate head, right. Rev: PIETATI AVG COS IIII, Pietas, standing facing, head left, holding globe in extended right hand and child on left arm; on either side of her, small girl standing, raising one hand. Refs: RIC 1031; BMCRE 2088-90; Cohen 621; Strack 1192; RCV 4205. 15 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc9 Posted November 10, 2022 · Member Share Posted November 10, 2022 Faustina II Sestertius FAVSTINA AVGVSTA TEMPOR FELIC S / C RIC III 1674 , 21.18 gr , 30.38 mm  Faustina II Denarius FAUSTINA AUGUSTA buste r. SAECULI FELICIT Pulvinar with Commodus and Antoninus Denarius  , A.D 176 , 3.24 gr , 17.27 mm RIC III 711  16 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted November 10, 2022 · Patron Share Posted November 10, 2022 Very nice birth of twins issue, @mc9! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_collector Posted November 10, 2022 · Member Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 11 hours ago, Roman Collector said: Beautiful coin, @happy_collector! I date the issue to AD 159, based upon the dated analogous reverse type of a sestertius of Antoninus Pius. The three children must therefore be Lucilla, Faustina III, and newborn Fadilla. Here are my coins with this reverse type. Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 26.31 g, 29 mm, 12 h. Rome, AD 159. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: IVNONI LVCINAE, Juno standing left between two children, holding a third child on left arm. Refs: RIC 1649; BMCRE 918; Cohen 136; RCV 5277; MIR 18. Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman orichalcum dupondius, 13.23 g, 25.1 mm, 6 h. Rome, AD 159. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: IVNONI LVCINAE, Juno standing left between two children, holding a third child on left arm. Refs: RIC 1650; BMCRE p. 541, *; Cohen 137; RCV 5298; MIR 18. Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 23.46 g, 32.3 mm, 12 h. Rome, AD 159 - 160. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXIII, laureate head, right. Rev: PIETATI AVG COS IIII, Pietas, standing facing, head left, holding globe in extended right hand and child on left arm; on either side of her, small girl standing, raising one hand. Refs: RIC 1031; BMCRE 2088-90; Cohen 621; Strack 1192; RCV 4205. Very nice collection of coins with three children on the reverse, @Roman Collector. I am putting the Antoninus Pius sestertius on my watchlist. 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_collector Posted November 10, 2022 · Member Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 5 hours ago, mc9 said: Faustina II Sestertius FAVSTINA AVGVSTA TEMPOR FELIC S / C RIC III 1674 , 21.18 gr , 30.38 mm  Faustina II Denarius FAUSTINA AUGUSTA buste r. SAECULI FELICIT Pulvinar with Commodus and Antoninus Denarius  , A.D 176 , 3.24 gr , 17.27 mm RIC III 711  Very nice coins, @mc9. I especially like your sestertius. Cool Faustina portrait! Thanks for sharing.  2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtisimo Posted November 10, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted November 10, 2022 Nice example @happy_collector! Great detail. I do love the high five bed-babies type also. Here is my Faustina II example. Roman Empire Faustina II, daughter of Antoninus Pius and wife of Marcus Aurelius AE Sestertius, Rome mint, struck ca. AD 156 Dia.: 33mm Wt.: 26.11g Obv.: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA AVG PII F; Draped bust right Rev.: S-C; Diana standing left, holding bow and arrow Ref.: C 206; RIC A. Pius 1383; BMCRE 2194 From a European Collection formed in the 1980s with tag 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_collector Posted November 10, 2022 · Member Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 5 minutes ago, Curtisimo said: Nice example @happy_collector! Great detail. I do love the high five bed-babies type also. Here is my Faustina II example. Roman Empire Faustina II, daughter of Antoninus Pius and wife of Marcus Aurelius AE Sestertius, Rome mint, struck ca. AD 156 Dia.: 33mm Wt.: 26.11g Obv.: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA AVG PII F; Draped bust right Rev.: S-C; Diana standing left, holding bow and arrow Ref.: C 206; RIC A. Pius 1383; BMCRE 2194 From a European Collection formed in the 1980s with tag Thanks, @Curtisimo. Your sestertius has a great portrait as well! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted November 11, 2022 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted November 11, 2022 Great coins, everyone! I'll simply refer people to the Coin Talk link above for my own Faustina II coins depicting children. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romancollector Posted November 11, 2022 · Member Share Posted November 11, 2022 Unfortunately, I don't have a sestertius of Faustina II or any coin of her, but I recently picked up this sestertius of Faustina I from CNG. Ex Niclovitz Collection (L. Hamburger [76], 19 October 1925), lot 1000. 13 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_collector Posted November 11, 2022 · Member Author Share Posted November 11, 2022 27 minutes ago, Romancollector said: Unfortunately, I don't have a sestertius of Faustina II or any coin of her, but I recently picked up this sestertius of Faustina I from CNG. Ex Niclovitz Collection (L. Hamburger [76], 19 October 1925), lot 1000. What a superb portrait and great provenance, @Romancollector! Thanks for sharing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc9 Posted November 13, 2022 · Member Share Posted November 13, 2022 On 11/10/2022 at 4:27 PM, happy_collector said: Very nice coins, @mc9. I especially like your sestertius. Cool Faustina portrait! Thanks for sharing.  Thanks for the response, pay attention to the 'eye' to hang the garment.  2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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