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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3219552, member: 85693&quot;]I recently picked up a beat-up sestertius of Faustina II with the FECVNDITA reverse and (only) one baby.&nbsp; While trying to attribute it, I came across many examples of it, most of which have the typical Faustinian broken legend on the obverse. Mine runs all the way around the top of the coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Is this a variation of RIC 1638?&nbsp; OCRE notes RIC 1640, with an identical description to RIC 1638, but no examples.&nbsp; The OCRE examples for RIC 1638 show one &quot;continuous legend&quot; type, one worse than mine from Germany.&nbsp; The other 12 examples show the legend broken over her head.&nbsp; What is the difference between RIC 1638 and 1640?&nbsp; I am confused. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=deity_facet%3A%22Fecunditas%22+AND+denomination_facet%3A%22Sestertius%22+AND+portrait_facet%3A%22Faustina+the+Younger%22+AND+fulltext%3AFECVNDITAS" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=deity_facet%3A%22Fecunditas%22+AND+denomination_facet%3A%22Sestertius%22+AND+portrait_facet%3A%22Faustina+the+Younger%22+AND+fulltext%3AFECVNDITAS" rel="nofollow">http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=deity_facet:&quot;Fecunditas&quot;+AND+denomination_facet:&quot;Sestertius&quot;+AND+portrait_facet:&quot;Faustina+the+Younger&quot;+AND+fulltext:FECVNDITAS</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I did find a few other examples attributed to RIC 1638 with a continuous legend.&nbsp; Here is one on FORVUM:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=6450&amp;pos=3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=6450&amp;pos=3" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=6450&amp;pos=3</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I found on one of Doug&#039;s web pages that on LRB a broken/unbroken obverse legend seems to signal senior/junior status on the rulers, but I&#039;ve never heard of anything like this for Antonine ladies.&nbsp; This one is 19.93 grams and 27 mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any help, examples, etc. would be much appreciated. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]837874[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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