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<p>[QUOTE="Curtis, post: 1318215, member: 26430"]Yes, that's just what I was wondering... (Nice photography skills!) I <i>believe</i> I see the same "NA" as you (though ancient coin identification can involve some strange psychology, such as seeing-what-you-expect-to-see). It's not a lot to go on, but sometimes a couple of letters and a bit of imagery allow you to rule out a lot of alternatives. If we are seeing it right, I think that narrows it down to obverse legends beginning FAVSTINA AVG (possibly FAVSTINAE AVG)--again, correct me if I'm wrong--meaning Faustina Jr. The reverse appears to have "S-C" surrounding the figure (Venus, Felicitas, Spes, or several other possibities). A complete ID (i.e., finding a numbered reference) might be impossible, but depending on how motivated you are, you might try comparing the positioning of the obverse characters to known types, and the reverse imagery to as many examples as possible, starting with acsearch.info and wildwinds.com. By process of elimination, and lots of time, it's conceivable that you could find a match. Or just be satisfied to call it a Faustina Jr As (maybe Dupondius?).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtis, post: 1318215, member: 26430"]Yes, that's just what I was wondering... (Nice photography skills!) I [I]believe[/I] I see the same "NA" as you (though ancient coin identification can involve some strange psychology, such as seeing-what-you-expect-to-see). It's not a lot to go on, but sometimes a couple of letters and a bit of imagery allow you to rule out a lot of alternatives. If we are seeing it right, I think that narrows it down to obverse legends beginning FAVSTINA AVG (possibly FAVSTINAE AVG)--again, correct me if I'm wrong--meaning Faustina Jr. The reverse appears to have "S-C" surrounding the figure (Venus, Felicitas, Spes, or several other possibities). A complete ID (i.e., finding a numbered reference) might be impossible, but depending on how motivated you are, you might try comparing the positioning of the obverse characters to known types, and the reverse imagery to as many examples as possible, starting with acsearch.info and wildwinds.com. By process of elimination, and lots of time, it's conceivable that you could find a match. Or just be satisfied to call it a Faustina Jr As (maybe Dupondius?).[/QUOTE]
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