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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 4052299, member: 85693&quot;]Some really lovely coins in this post.&nbsp; And so, at the risk of junking it up, I just got a Faustina II sestertius with her being lofted heavenward on the back of the peacock.&nbsp; No extra charge for luggage, please fasten your seatbelts.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie67" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I got this in a batch of sestertii from Serbia - I had a Christmas eBay gift card that was burning a hole in my pocket.&nbsp; Serbia is the source of a lot of fakes, from what I&#039;ve seen on eBay.&nbsp; My hope is these are too cruddy to be fake.&nbsp; This one is a bit light, but otherwise it looks ancient to me.&nbsp; I love to be disabused of my notions, however. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1061971[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Faustina II&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(176-180 A.D.)&nbsp; </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint </b>(sold from Serbia)</p><p>DIVA FAVSTINA [PIA], draped bust right / [CONSECRATI]O S-C, Faustina, holding</p><p>sceptre, veil around head, seated left on peacock flying right.</p><p>RIC 1702; MIR 18, 56-6/10;Banti 38; Cohen 69, BMC 1570.</p><p>(16.40 grams / 29 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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