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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3421703, member: 75937&quot;]Nice! A great coin for the price!</p><p><br /></p><p>I actively collect the coins of Faustina I. Here&#039;s my example of that coin. It also comes in a variety with a veiled bust, which I don&#039;t have.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-sr-aeternitas-providentia-denarius-jpg.864395/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina I, AD 138-141.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.26 g, 18.4 mm, 5 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 147-161.</p><p>Obv: DIVA FAV-STINA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: AETERNITAS, Providentia standing left, holding globe and grasping veil which billows behind her.</p><p>Refs: RIC 351; BMCRE 375; Cohen/RSC 32; RCV 4578; CRE 121.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a bust of Faustina from the Capitoline Museum in Rome:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]908522[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And here&#039;s how her hairdresser created that very elaborate coiffure:</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]1Ev5QIYOJyQ[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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