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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 7427725, member: 75937"]Congratulations on the elusive new addition to your <i>Numophylacium Domitiani</i>! I love finding an unappreciated rarity. As you know, I search high and low for rare varieties of Faustina I and II coins. Among these is this rare left-facing variety. There are five known examples, including mine.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-sr-ivnoni-reginae-peacock-under-throne-denarius-left-facing-bust-jpg.1260135/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina I, AD 138-140.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.17 g, 17.3 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 140.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, left.</p><p>Rev: IVNONI REGINAE, Throne, against which rests transverse sceptre; below, peacock with tail spread.</p><p>Refs: RIC 339b; BMC 143; Cohen 220 (citing BMC); Strack 405 (citing BMC and Reka Devnia); <a href="https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/3406" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/3406" rel="nofollow">Reka Devnia</a> 1313; RCV --; CRE 132.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 7427725, member: 75937"]Congratulations on the elusive new addition to your [I]Numophylacium Domitiani[/I]! I love finding an unappreciated rarity. As you know, I search high and low for rare varieties of Faustina I and II coins. Among these is this rare left-facing variety. There are five known examples, including mine. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-sr-ivnoni-reginae-peacock-under-throne-denarius-left-facing-bust-jpg.1260135/[/IMG] Faustina I, AD 138-140. Roman AR denarius, 3.17 g, 17.3 mm, 12 h. Rome, AD 140. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, left. Rev: IVNONI REGINAE, Throne, against which rests transverse sceptre; below, peacock with tail spread. Refs: RIC 339b; BMC 143; Cohen 220 (citing BMC); Strack 405 (citing BMC and Reka Devnia); [URL='https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/3406']Reka Devnia[/URL] 1313; RCV --; CRE 132.[/QUOTE]
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