Ancient: what is it?

This coin seems easy enough to identify as it looks fairly decent. I just don't know a thing about ancients though. This is something I picked up out of the $10 case at a coin show. Is it even authentic?

Help me out ancient guys.





And it's actually like a gunmetal gray color. The gold tinge is from the paper and the lighting. Sorry.

 

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Julia Faustina ...

sorry dude, that's all I gots .... I know there will be others ASAP (I just wanted to be first, for "once")

... oh, and chances are "very good" that I'm incorrect!! (*sigh*)

Cheers, coin-brother

 

Its real and $10 is a great deal. Common coin though.

Its empress Faustina I, a death issue. Which is the most common for her.

Full attribution is below:
Obv: DIVAFAVSTINA - Draped bust right.
Rev: AETERNITAS - Aeternitas standing left, holding globe and veil above head.
RIC 351 (Antoninus Pius), S 4578, C 32

 

Thanks Mat

Anyway you can give me a relative time period these were made. Also what would be a reasonable value for this coin? $20-$30?

 

... ummm, do I get any points for Faustina!!?

 

I'd say its worth $20-$25 due to the wear & how common this type is.

 

The only thing i would add, i agree with the others, silver Denarius..

 

Good info guys. I literally knew nothing about it when I pulled it out of the case other than I thought it was silver and knew it was ancient. Complete shot in the dark for me, I stick to classic US mostly.

I've been seeing the pieces you guys post and I just wanted a cheap example of my own. I was looking for something silver and at a price I could live with if I got taken for a ride. Glad to know I did alright.

 

t47, welcome to the dark side...

 

I think you did great & I would have bought it too for $10.

Its also nice to see a first ancient buy that isnt a constantine era bronze or gordian iii since his silver is as common as a wheat back penny & cheap.

 

I'm not into bronze, copper, or even gold all that much. I stay pretty focused on keeping my collection mostly based in silver. So a silver starter was a natural choice for me, and honestly a Gordian III could've just as easily been the first for me.

Do you happen to have a picture of that common Gordian?

 

The problem with being an online, free answer-man is that one foul up erases 100 correct answers so the one point you get for Faustina leaves you with only 99 to go before people take you seriously. It is amazing how much we all expect out of free information. If you charged people $100 to answer questions, some of them would take you more seriously. That is the only explanation I have for how some dealers make a living selling $1 coins for $19.95.

 

http://www.beastcoins.com/RomanImperial/IV-III/GordianIII/GordianIII.htm

 

This is the lady that the ancient collectors call Faustina Senior. She was the wife of Antoninus Pius & died in 141 AD. I think your coin would be dated 141 AD. Her daughter is referred to as Faustina Junior. Isn’t that right guys?

I only know this information because I recently purchased a Faustina Senior coin and looked it up in the Sear book. I don’t know Faustina Senior’s first name. Is it Julia like steve6X mentioned?

Here is a link to my recent thread depicting my Faustina Senior coin. Check it out. It looks a lot like your coin & you can see how I labeled my coin.
http://www.cointalk.com/threads/faustina-sr-wife-of-antoninus-pius.235086/

 

If your interested in cheap roman silver, check out Vespasian, Philip I,Valerian I, Trajan Decius , Julia Domna, Faustina II, & Septimius Severus.

 

No, its Annia Galeria Faustina

Daughter, Faustina II, was Annia Galeria Faustina Minor

 

ahahaha => luckily, I have a day-job!!

Man, you chumps are brutal!!

Hey, don't be the teacher that ridicules the slow-kid in the back-row ...

who knows? => one day, I may become the stupid kid in the second row?

 

i offer this guarantee with all of my free advise




nice lookin' coin...especially for 10 bucks!

 

Sweet deal!