An overview of some rare variants of denarii of the Empresses of Ancient Rome, including Faustina I, Faustina II, Lucilla and Herenia Etruscilla

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The coins are presented in the video as follows:

1st coin: denarius of Faustina I (DIVAE FAVSTINAE)
Ob. DIVAE FAVSTINAE - Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved in several loops round head and drawn up and coiled on top
Rev. AETERNITAS - Venus, veiled, draped, standing right, with right hand drawing back fold of veil and holding sceptre in left
RIC - , RSC 40a

2nd coin: Faustina II with the Three Graces
Ob. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA Draped bust right
Rev. VENVS FELIX Venus seated left, holding Three Graces and scepter.
RSC -, RIC - (but cf. 732 for a similar aureus)
2,98g - 18mm - 7h

3rd coin: Lucilla, standing Concordia
Ob. LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F - draped bust right
Rev. CONCORDIA, Concordia standing left holding patera and cornocopiae
RIC 760
3,21g -18mm - 6h

4th coin: Herennia Etruscilla, four pellets, antoninianus
Ob. HER ETRVSCILLA AVG
Rev. VICTORIA AVG - Victory running left with wreath and palm
RIC 70(c-?)
21mm - 4,17g - 0'

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