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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 8231591, member: 26430&quot;]Well, I narrowly missed Faustina Friday it seems, but it might still be an appropriate place to share this one. It is, however, a &quot;Junior&quot; -- and Helios has the torch at his feet, not in hand.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Recent purchase from CNG (their description and photo below), who correctly noted it was ex von Aulock (SNG von Aulock 5572 and also RPC IV.3 Online 4976 example 6). But, as it turns out, both CNG and RPC failed to notice this coin was also ex-Levante (SNG Levante 1596, formerly also RPC&#039;s example 9, now combined w/ 6).</p><p><br /></p><p>It was also illustrated in Robert (1964) <i>La Déesse de Hiérapolis Castabala </i>(<i>Cilicie</i>) (pl. XXVI.77) and a Turkish dissertation by Emre Erten (Page 98, Res. 107), and cited in Howgego for the countermark (GIC 686, citing Robert 77), Berrens &amp; Geske (2004), and at least three more Turkish dissertations! (Sadly, I&#039;m nowhere near reading Turkish.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1447204[/ATTACH]SNG Levante:&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]1447206[/ATTACH]</p><p>SNG vA:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1447210[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>Roman Provincial</p><p>CILICIA, Hierapolis-Castabala. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ (29mm, 10.11 g, 6h). Draped bust right, wearing crescent / Radiate Helios standing left, raising hand and cradling scepter; lighted torch to left; c/m: T in incuse.</p></blockquote><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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