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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 2588690, member: 75937&quot;]This coin, lot #1840 in Gorny &amp; Mosch&#039;s Auction 204, March 6, 2014 has the same misspelled obverse inscription as my coin, ΑΝΙΑΝ (sic!) ΦΑYΤΙΝΑΝ (sic!) CEBACTHN, suggesting a die match. However, look how different the facial features are between the admittedly better preserved Gorny &amp; Mosch example and those on my coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m suspicious the G&amp;M coin has been extensively tooled to sharpen the inscriptions and to give the mother and daughter a nose-job. What do you think?</p><p><br /></p><p>The G&amp;M coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]563356[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My example:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]563357[/ATTACH]</p><p>Faustina Jr. and Lucilla</p><p>Roman Provincial AE 28</p><p>Mallus, Cilicia, AD 164-169</p><p>16.17 gm; 28.2 mm</p><p>Obv: ΑΝΙΑΝ ΦΑYΤΙΝΑΝ CΕΒΑCΤΗ, bare-headed and dr. bust of Faustina Jr., r.</p><p>Rev: ΛΟYΚΙΛΛΑΝ CΕΒΑCΤΗΝ ΜΑΛΛΩΤΩΝ, bare-headed and dr. bust of Lucilla, r.</p><p>SNG von Aulock 5725; SNG Levante 1277; Sear Greek Imp 1808[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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