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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 8188811, member: 75937"]Thanks for the kind words, everybody!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lovely patina on that one! It's harder to come by than you might think. It dates from AD 143-145 and was issued in conjunction with the dedication of the Temple to Diva Faustina. Here's mine. I had to treat it for bronze disease.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-sr-pietas-avg-s-c-candelabrum-sestertius-jpg.1320352/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3">Faustina I, AD 138-140.</font></p><p><font size="3">Roman orichalcum sestertius, 24.87 g, 31.2 mm, 11 h.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rome, AD 143-145.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: PIETAS AVG S C, Pietas, veiled, draped, standing left, dropping incense out of right hand over lighted 'candelabrum-altar', left, and holding box in left hand.</font></p><p><font size="3">Refs: RIC 1146Aa; BMCRE 1442-44; Cohen --; Strack 1241; RCV 4631; Hill <i>UCR</i> 382.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That's a scarce one, [USER=100070]@happy_collector[/USER]! It was issued only in the sestertius denomination in AD 145 as part of an issue to commemorate the wedding of Faustina II to Marcus. It's unlisted in Cohen and RIC with this exact reverse (Pietas standing l. by altar, raising r. hand and with l. arm holding up fold of robe; no incense box). RIC —; BMCRE 1525; Cohen —; Strack 1291. Here's the British Museum example:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1433247[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Often, S C will appear either on the fields or in the exergue on any given issue; these are just engravers' variations and they do not affect the catalog number. Here's my example of the coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1433248[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for the kind words! Here's my Pietas with a rug rat at her feet to the left.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1433253[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 8188811, member: 75937"]Thanks for the kind words, everybody! Lovely patina on that one! It's harder to come by than you might think. It dates from AD 143-145 and was issued in conjunction with the dedication of the Temple to Diva Faustina. Here's mine. I had to treat it for bronze disease. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-sr-pietas-avg-s-c-candelabrum-sestertius-jpg.1320352/[/IMG] [SIZE=3]Faustina I, AD 138-140. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 24.87 g, 31.2 mm, 11 h. Rome, AD 143-145. Obv: DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: PIETAS AVG S C, Pietas, veiled, draped, standing left, dropping incense out of right hand over lighted 'candelabrum-altar', left, and holding box in left hand. Refs: RIC 1146Aa; BMCRE 1442-44; Cohen --; Strack 1241; RCV 4631; Hill [I]UCR[/I] 382.[/SIZE] That's a scarce one, [USER=100070]@happy_collector[/USER]! It was issued only in the sestertius denomination in AD 145 as part of an issue to commemorate the wedding of Faustina II to Marcus. It's unlisted in Cohen and RIC with this exact reverse (Pietas standing l. by altar, raising r. hand and with l. arm holding up fold of robe; no incense box). RIC —; BMCRE 1525; Cohen —; Strack 1291. Here's the British Museum example: [ATTACH=full]1433247[/ATTACH] Often, S C will appear either on the fields or in the exergue on any given issue; these are just engravers' variations and they do not affect the catalog number. Here's my example of the coin: [ATTACH=full]1433248[/ATTACH] Thanks for the kind words! Here's my Pietas with a rug rat at her feet to the left. [ATTACH=full]1433253[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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