Faustina Jr & Lucilla Provincial Extensively Tooled??

This coin, lot #1840 in Gorny & Mosch's Auction 204, March 6, 2014 has the same misspelled obverse inscription as my coin, ΑΝΙΑΝ (sic!) ΦΑYΤΙΝΑΝ (sic!) CEBACTHN, suggesting a die match. However, look how different the facial features are between the admittedly better preserved Gorny & Mosch example and those on my coin.

I'm suspicious the G&M coin has been extensively tooled to sharpen the inscriptions and to give the mother and daughter a nose-job. What do you think?

The G&M coin:



My example:


Faustina Jr. and Lucilla
Roman Provincial AE 28
Mallus, Cilicia, AD 164-169
16.17 gm; 28.2 mm
Obv: ΑΝΙΑΝ ΦΑYΤΙΝΑΝ CΕΒΑCΤΗ, bare-headed and dr. bust of Faustina Jr., r.
Rev: ΛΟYΚΙΛΛΑΝ CΕΒΑCΤΗΝ ΜΑΛΛΩΤΩΝ, bare-headed and dr. bust of Lucilla, r.
SNG von Aulock 5725; SNG Levante 1277; Sear Greek Imp 1808

 

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I can't tell although I believe I see a bit of evidence on Faustina (nose) and maybe the legends on Lucilla. If anything, it seems 'slight' to me. I'd need larger photos to even give an 'educated guess' and then I'd probably be wrong LOL

 

I believe the obverse (Faustina) is a die match, based upon the misspelled inscription and the spacing of the lettering on the inscription:



However, I don't believe the reverse (Lucilla) is a die match because of the spacing of the lettering on the inscription, but the princess sure looks different than in the G&M specimen: