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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3376239, member: 85693&quot;]Interesting discussion - I like the &quot;what I like&quot; theme.&nbsp; Faustina (I or II) is of particular interest because the style of the portraits can vary so much.&nbsp; I would put up with a lot of damage for a nice portrait. </p><p><br /></p><p>Case in point:&nbsp; recently I got a sestertius of Faustina I with a lot of wear and some antique scratches, to the point where the reverse legend is missing.&nbsp; On the plus side, it has the Temple of Antoninus &amp; Faustina on the reverse, a lovely black patina with some sandy stuff here and there, and one of the best Faustina I portraits I&#039;ve ever owned. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some would find this uncollectable, but it is currently one of my favorites.&nbsp; And it is all a matter of opinion...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]895655[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Faustina I&nbsp; Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(c. 141-146 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA draped bust right / [PIETAS AVG], hexastyle temple façade; pediment decorated with figures; quadriga; figures with billowing veils at ends; SC in exergue.</p><p>RIC 1148; BMCRE 1454.</p><p>(25.63 grams / 28 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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