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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1776528, member: 42773&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman">I hope you’re all doing well! It’s been an eventful summer for us – my wife works days and I work nights, plus all four kids were home from school. So I had to prioritize my time and finances to favor the younglings – we had a great time with numerous road trips: hiking, camping, swimming, amusement parks, fairs, etc.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">This hobby is so addictive that I knew if I even logged into CT, I’d end up ignoring everybody. But school started yesterday and I was ready to jump back into the saddle, so I picked up this attractive Fausta for my Constantine Family Tree.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://postimage.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://postimage.org/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://s24.postimg.org/pdggjktrp/fausta.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></font></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Cizicus mint, FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG, draped bust right hair waived, bun at back, wearing pearl necklace; reverse SPES REIPVBLICAE, Fausta standing facing, looking left, holding infants Constantine II and Constantius II, SMKB in ex; RIC 40. 3,82 gm., 18 mm.</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Times New Roman">I spent the morning looking at every Fausta I could find on the web, and this one was the most appealing in my price range. The surfaces are smooth, the legends readable, and there’s an abundance of clear detail, especially on her unique reverse design. The chin and eye are weak, but I don’t have the savvy to say whether that’s an issue of strike or wear. I decided I could live with that, considering the overall eye-appeal of the coin. The seller assures me the coin is much better in hand, but hey, which coin isn’t?</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">She fits nicely into the aesthetics of my Constantine Family Tree: VF, mostly problem-free coins. (This is just a working draft of the graphic presentation of this collection. Obviously some of the branches are missing, and I’m going to be taking new pics with new equipment.)</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://postimg.org/image/vab58ww4x/full/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://postimg.org/image/vab58ww4x/full/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://s24.postimg.org/qbnmudsc5/cointree.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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