Watch List notes:

The Roman Empire
Faustina II, daughter of Antoninus Pius and wife of Marcus Aurelius

K. Fittschen identified nine portrait types of Faustina junior on coins, based on different hairstyles also present in sculpture, and relates them based on the coin reverse types to the births of her many children (Fittschen 1982). It is not always easy to attribute a coin portrait of Faustina junior to one of Fittschen's hairstyles, as not all coins are equally well executed, however the diversity of her hairstyles is obvious. Her most prominent marble bust in the Capitoline museum is an exact replica of the same portrait type as the Fittschen type 1 coins. This bust was found at Hadrian's villa in Tivoli, and quickly entered the Papal collections. In my view type 1 of Faustina II is the most attractive portrait type of this seemingly very beautiful woman. AMP.

Denarius 147-149, AR 3.42 g. FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL Draped bust r. Rev. LAETITIAE – PVBLICAE Laetitia standing l., holding wreath and sceptre. C 155. BMC A. Pius 1048. RIC A. Pius 506a.
A superb portrait of exquisite style and a wonderful old cabinet tone. Extremely fine
Ex Lanz sale 147, 2009, 358.
This denarius shows an exceptional example of the first of the Fittschen types of hairstyle. AMP.