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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 2625729, member: 44183&quot;]<span style="color: #0000ff">Yah, I absolutely loved this coin at first glance ... sure, maybe she&#039;s no super-model, but this coin has an alluring appeal to it, yes? (kinda like sexy Aunt Judy? ... ooops, that&#039;s probably wrong, right?)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">... anyway ... </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Again, I really fell in love when I saw this coin ... </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; and then I scored it for an $80 hammer!! (cha-ching!!)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Diva Faustina Senior. Æ As</span></b></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Died AD 140/1</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 141-146</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: 26 mm</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Weight: 19.43 grams</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: Veiled and draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: Garlanded altar with closed doors</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Reference: RIC III 1191A (Pius)</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Other: 6h … sweet brown patina</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">From the David Wray Collection</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">(purchased from Colosseum Coin Exchange)</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]576779[/ATTACH] </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Oh, but whoa-whoa-whoa!!</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; the absolute &quot;most awesome&quot; thing about this cool coins is ... </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><b>Ancient Aussie </b>contacted me and agreed not to bid me up ... so I scored this baby for an $80 hammer!! </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; obviously, I owe <b>Ancient Aussie</b> coin-respect and we agreed that I&#039;ll stay away from his next purchase!! (the dude rocks!)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">CoinTalk rocks ... awesome friends</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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