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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 4591503, member: 75937&quot;]The Faustina middle bronze -- probably an as -- is unusual in style, particularly in the lettering of the obverse inscription. It is catalogued as RIC 1183, BMC 1587, Cohen --, Strack 1284, RCV 4650, and its reverse depicts Aeternitas with crescent on head, advancing left, right hand holding starry mantle over head, and lighted torch in left hand. Strack identifies the figure on the reverse as Diana Lucifera, which is not unreasonable because she wears a crescent on her head and carries a torch. The British Museum has a <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1853-0627-9" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1853-0627-9" rel="nofollow">single example in their collection</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1136949[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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