Faustina Rarity :O

Hi guys,
I want to show you a rare portrait on an As.

Faustina
RIC III Antoninus Pius 1171b (as)
AD 141, As, Rome
Obverse : DIVA FAVSTINA: Bust of Faustina I, veiled, right
Reverse : AVGVSTA S C: Ceres, standing left, holding torch and corn-ears
9.44 grammes - 25mm.

Seems to be a rarity with this veiled portrait ! I found no other reference in auction from last past years.

What do you think about that ?



Regards from France

 

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That's lovely! As a general rule, portraits of Faustina I with a veiled bust are more rare than their corresponding bare-headed versions. I have long kept a specialty collection of Faustina I coins and I have only one middle bronze with a veiled bust, this dupondius with Providentia on the reverse:


Faustina Senior, AD 138-141.
Roman orichalcum dupondius, 12.07 g, 26.6 mm, 12 h.
Rome, AD 141.
Obv: DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, veiled and draped bust, right.
Rev: AETERNITAS S C, Providentia standing left, holding globe and scepter.
Refs: RIC 1163ab; BMCRE 1459; Cohen 38 var; RCV 4635.

 

A nice exemplar in orichalcum ! Thanks to share your coin

 

That's a lovely bronze, Thierry, love the portrait and patina.

 

Thanks

 

Beautiful Faustina, Thierry, (and a good picture too!)

 

Thanks @Eduard

 

purdy!..veiled types are more rare. Faustina l orichalcum As/dupondius

 

lovely portrait..and patina..

 

Terrific coin, with a beautiful patina.

 

I agree. wonderful piece!

 

Thanks to all of you
Always a pleasure to meet roman coins lovers.

 

Thierry Pruvost, wonderful coin with a lovely patina.