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Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, Barbaric Tribal Denarius Imitative, struck 140-150 AD

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Origin: Rome
Authority: Faustina I the Elder
Denomination: Denarius
Composition: Silver
Date: 140-150 AD
Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust of Faustina I right
Reverse: AVGVSTA(?), Ceres standing half left, raising right hand, long torch in left
Size: 18mm, 2.6g, 6h
Grade: gF, nicely toned
Provenance: ex FORVM Ancient Coins (May 2017)
References: cf. RSC II 139a
General: This coin is a tribal imitative of a rare life-time denarius of Faustina I. Perhaps struck by the the Celts or Getae, there is no mistaking the crude style attempting to replicate an official issue. The portrait on the obverse more closely resembles Faustina II than Faustina I meaning this coin potentially combines a Faustina II obverse with a Faustina I reverse type - a mother-daughter combination. Faustina I the elder was born circa 100 AD and died in 140 AD. She was the wife of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius, one of the Five Good Emperors.
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Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AR Denarius, Vesta, Posthumous Issue, struck 141-161 AD
Faustina II the Younger, 147-175 AD, AE As, Juno, struck c. 147-150 AD