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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3790298, member: 75937"]Recently won this at auction and I thought I'd show it off. It's not FDC, nor is it the great rarity that Tameryazev and Makarenko (CRE)* would lead you to believe, but it is scarce and a welcome addition to my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1012462[/ATTACH]</p><p>Faustina I, AD 138-141.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 2.86 g, 18 mm.</p><p>Rome, AD 141-147.</p><p>Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, veiled and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: CONSECRATIO, Eagle standing right, head left.</p><p>Refs: RIC 387b; BMCRE 305 var.; Cohen 181; RCV --; CRE 95.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are a handful of other examples at <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Faustina+387&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&thesaurus=1&order=0&currency=usd&company=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Faustina+387&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&thesaurus=1&order=0&currency=usd&company=" rel="nofollow">acsearchinfo</a>, struck with at least three reverse dies, but this particular reverse die is easy to identify because of the bizarrely-formed S in CONSECRATIO. Moreover, with use, the die became filled in the E, the R, and the T, such as on this reverse die match:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1012475[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Heidelberger Münzhandlung Herbert Grün, auction 52, <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=697901" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=697901" rel="nofollow">lot 322</a>, Nov. 13, 2009.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some examples struck earlier in the lifetime of the die before it became filled:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1012471[/ATTACH]<font size="3"> </font></p><p><font size="3">CNG Mailbid sale 64, <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=36959#" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=36959#" rel="nofollow">lot 1367</a>, May 21, 2003. This is the CRE plate coin.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1012476[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Gorny & Mosch, auction 117, <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=111259" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=111259" rel="nofollow">lot 590</a>, Oct. 14, 2002.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Post anything you feel is relevant!</p><p><br /></p><p>~~~</p><p><br /></p><p>*Temeryazev, S. A. and T. P. Makarenko. <i>The Coinage of Roman Empresses</i>. San Bernardino, CreateSpace, an <a href="https://amazon.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://amazon.com/" rel="nofollow">Amazon.com</a> Company, 2017, p. 44. Referred to as CRE.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3790298, member: 75937"]Recently won this at auction and I thought I'd show it off. It's not FDC, nor is it the great rarity that Tameryazev and Makarenko (CRE)* would lead you to believe, but it is scarce and a welcome addition to my collection. [ATTACH=full]1012462[/ATTACH] Faustina I, AD 138-141. Roman AR denarius, 2.86 g, 18 mm. Rome, AD 141-147. Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, veiled and draped bust, right. Rev: CONSECRATIO, Eagle standing right, head left. Refs: RIC 387b; BMCRE 305 var.; Cohen 181; RCV --; CRE 95. There are a handful of other examples at [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Faustina+387&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&thesaurus=1&order=0¤cy=usd&company=']acsearchinfo[/URL], struck with at least three reverse dies, but this particular reverse die is easy to identify because of the bizarrely-formed S in CONSECRATIO. Moreover, with use, the die became filled in the E, the R, and the T, such as on this reverse die match: [ATTACH=full]1012475[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Heidelberger Münzhandlung Herbert Grün, auction 52, [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=697901']lot 322[/URL], Nov. 13, 2009.[/SIZE] Here are some examples struck earlier in the lifetime of the die before it became filled: [ATTACH=full]1012471[/ATTACH][SIZE=3] CNG Mailbid sale 64, [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=36959#']lot 1367[/URL], May 21, 2003. This is the CRE plate coin.[/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]1012476[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Gorny & Mosch, auction 117, [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=111259']lot 590[/URL], Oct. 14, 2002.[/SIZE] Post anything you feel is relevant! ~~~ *Temeryazev, S. A. and T. P. Makarenko. [I]The Coinage of Roman Empresses[/I]. San Bernardino, CreateSpace, an [URL='https://amazon.com/']Amazon.com[/URL] Company, 2017, p. 44. Referred to as CRE.[/QUOTE]
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