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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3097741, member: 75937&quot;]Oh, I&#039;m not a condition crank either, [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] . Those are lovely coins, each interesting in its own way. I think the barbarous one at the bottom is the most interesting. As for the one with rough surfaces -- happens to ancient coins over the course of centuries. Here&#039;s the CERES seated version of the OP coin from my collection. It&#039;s not exactly FDC, but it&#039;s actually harder to come by than the overpriced one at the auction I noted when I started the thread:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]783344[/ATTACH] </p><p>Faustina Senior, AD 138-141.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.09 g, 18.0 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 147-161.</p><p>Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: CERES, Ceres seated left, holding corn-ears and long torch.</p><p>Refs: RIC 379; BMCRE 464-465; RSC 141; RCV --; CRE 75.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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