New acquisition, Faustina II with PII FIL reverse denarius. Questions!

[expat]

Received this morning. Couple of things, what is it likely to be dated as and why does this example appear to have half a shield? The dealers description is as follows,

Faustina II AR Denarius, 18mm, 3.27g. RIC 495a, RSC 15, BMC 1099
FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / AVGVSTI PII FIL, Venus standing left holding Victory and resting hand on shield set on a helmet.

Any additional info would be gratefully received. Thanks

Edited September 8, 2023 by expat

[shanxi]

1 hour ago, expat said:

why does this example appear to have half a shield?

This is the side view of the shield

 

Edited September 8, 2023 by shanxi

[expat]

Just now, shanxi said:

side view of the shield

It was badly explained by me. The only images of a denarius I have seen have the shield in full facing orientation.

[shanxi]

My example:

For the type 5 hairstyle with these legends I noted the year 156-157. I didn't note the source Beckmann ??

 

Faustina II
AR-Denar, Rome, year 156-157
Obv.: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right
Rev.: AVGVSTI PII FIL, Venus standing left, holding Victory and resting left hand on shield, set on helmet.
Ag, 17mm, 3.52g
Ref.: RIC 495a, CRE 224 [C]

[expat]

5 minutes ago, shanxi said:

My example:

For the type 5 hairstyle with these legends I noted the year 156-157. I didn't note the source Beckmann ??

 

Faustina II
AR-Denar, Rome, year 156-157
Obv.: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right
Rev.: AVGVSTI PII FIL, Venus standing left, holding Victory and resting left hand on shield, set on helmet.
Ag, 17mm, 3.52g
Ref.: RIC 495a, CRE 224 [C]

Thank you. I have just found out they have been dated after studies done by Curtis Clay on the types. Your dates correspond to those.

[Roman Collector]

31 minutes ago, expat said:

Thank you. I have just found out they have been dated after studies done by Curtis Clay on the types. Your dates correspond to those.

That is correct, based on a combination of Clay's work and Beckmann. August 156-late 157.

See my essay here. 

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/faustina-friday-–-the-avgvsti-pii-fil-reverse-types.385171/