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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 4243055, member: 85693&quot;]My new sestertius of Faustina II is confusing me.&nbsp; I think it is RIC 1620, but I am not entirely sure (again, my lack of RIC is showing).</p><p><br /></p><p>From what I have found, there are several types of FII sestertius with Ceres seated holding corn-ears and a torch.&nbsp; The confusion comes when looking at attributions - OCRE is somewhat vague.&nbsp; Vcoins and acsearch auctions are not in agreement. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the reverse &quot;points&quot; that seem to vary (and bring about RIC variations):</p><p><br /></p><p>Torch:&nbsp; Ceres holds a short or a long torch.&nbsp; The long torch goes to the ground, the other does not. </p><p><br /></p><p>Plants:&nbsp; In her other hand, Ceres holds two grain ears, or, two grain ears with a poppy flower in the middle. </p><p><br /></p><p>Per OCRE, these variations cover RIC 1620-1624.&nbsp; However, OCRE, in what I am finding to be a typical muddle, <i>describes</i> the poppy in one (RIC 1623) and <i>shows</i> it in another (RIC 1622) but doesn&#039;t mention the poppy (and <i>describes</i> a long torch, although it is clearly <i>shows</i> a short torch in the photo). </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=deity_facet%3A%22Ceres%22+AND+material_facet%3A%22Bronze%22+AND+portrait_facet%3A%22Faustina+II%22+AND+fulltext%3Atorch+AND+fulltext%3Aseated" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=deity_facet%3A%22Ceres%22+AND+material_facet%3A%22Bronze%22+AND+portrait_facet%3A%22Faustina+II%22+AND+fulltext%3Atorch+AND+fulltext%3Aseated" rel="nofollow">http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=deity_facet:&quot;Ceres&quot;+AND+material_facet:&quot;Bronze&quot;+AND+portrait_facet:&quot;Faustina+II&quot;+AND+fulltext:torch+AND+fulltext:seated</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Mine doesn&#039;t show the poppy and has a short torch, so I am fairly sure mine is RIC 1620 (this is in agreement with Wildwinds (which has no other seated Ceres types).</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is mine (24.87 grams, 27 x 30 mm): </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1083387[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Any help would be appreciated.&nbsp; RC, are you out there?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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