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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 7786473, member: 85693&quot;]Faustina Friday Redux!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Since this was posted originally, I got another Faustina I with Pietas.&nbsp; This is similar to the 1192Aa I posted above, but this is 1192Ab with a veiled bust.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Not very pretty, but I&#039;m always glad to find a veiled Faustina.&nbsp; This was hard to attribute because the reverse is so damaged, but Pietas seems to be the likely type (corrections always welcome).&nbsp; Given the weight and wear, it could be a dupondius, but the thick green patina makes it impossible to see the metal, so as/dupondius it is:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1336434[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Faustina I&nbsp;&nbsp; Æ As / Dupondius</b></p><p><b>1st Phase: funeral, deification</b></p><p><b>(c. 140-143 A.D.)&nbsp; &nbsp; Rome Mint</b></p><p>[DI]VA AVGVSTA FAVSTIN[A], veiled and draped bust right / [PIETAS AVG] S-C, Pietas standing left, holding incense box and dropping incense onto onto [candelabrum-altar left].</p><p>RIC 1192Ab (as / dupondius)</p><p>(11.99 grams / 26 mm)</p><p>eBay June 2021[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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