With a veil and a stephane

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  1. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    This one is the middle bronze equivalent. No veiled and stephaned bust types are known for this denomination.

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    Faustina I, AD 138-140.
    Roman orichalcum dupondius, 10.26 g, 27.4 mm, 6 h.
    Rome, AD 140-41.
    Obv: DIVA AVGVS-TA FAVSTINA, veiled and draped bust, right.
    Rev: PIETAS AVG S C, Pietas, veiled, draped, standing left, dropping incense out of right hand over lighted "candelabrum-altar," left, and holding box in left hand.
    Refs: RIC 1192Ab; BMCRE 1472; Cohen 241; Strack 1241; RCV --.
     
    Roman Collector, Jul 27, 2020
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