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<p>[QUOTE="The Meat man, post: 22665824, member: 135271"]Continuing my collection of Constantine family portraits, here is one I got in today:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_03/fausta.jpg.15fb6b42d3b422ccd0163e502f2954ee.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_03/fausta.jpg.15fb6b42d3b422ccd0163e502f2954ee.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_03/fausta.jpg.15fb6b42d3b422ccd0163e502f2954ee.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I am particularly happy with this one for a couple reasons. First of all, as I have been finding, the Rome mint seemed to produce some of the best Constantinian portraiture (See my Rome mint portrait of Constantine I <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/constantine-the-great-his-birthday-and-my-new-favorite-coin.403458/#post-21431028" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/constantine-the-great-his-birthday-and-my-new-favorite-coin.403458/#post-21431028">here</a>). This Fausta portrait from the Rome mint is about as nicely done as any I've seen.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second, as I was contemplating purchasing it, I did a quick search for Rome mint Fausta coins and found this very coin had been sold through CNG a few years ago, as part of a group lot of three:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://cngcoins.com/Lot.aspx?LOT_ID=15487&BACK_URL=%2FLots.aspx%3FIS_ADVANCED%3D1%26ITEM_IS_SOLD%3D1%26ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER%3D%26CONTAINER_NAME%3D%26ITEM_LOT_NUMBER%3D%26ITEM_DESC%3Dfausta%2Brome%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1%3D1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3%3D1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2%3D1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4%3D1%26VIEW_TYPE%3D0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cngcoins.com/Lot.aspx?LOT_ID=15487&BACK_URL=%2FLots.aspx%3FIS_ADVANCED%3D1%26ITEM_IS_SOLD%3D1%26ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER%3D%26CONTAINER_NAME%3D%26ITEM_LOT_NUMBER%3D%26ITEM_DESC%3Dfausta%2Brome%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1%3D1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3%3D1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2%3D1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4%3D1%26VIEW_TYPE%3D0" rel="nofollow">Auction Lot (cngcoins.com)</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_03/Screenshot2023-03-11164608.png.3728f493fb136e0835f75e6aeb7fb690.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_03/Screenshot2023-03-11164608.png.3728f493fb136e0835f75e6aeb7fb690.png" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_03/Screenshot2023-03-11164608.png.3728f493fb136e0835f75e6aeb7fb690.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>And finally (and best of all!) as you can see from the CNG listing, this coin came from the collection of Giovanni Dattari, a very well-known 19th-century collector of ancient coins, notably Alexandrian coinage, but also many others as well. A great write-up about Giovanni Dattari and his famous collection can be read <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-dattaris-mystery.357304/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-dattaris-mystery.357304/">here</a>, written by [USER=99554]@Ocatarinetabellatchitchix[/USER] </p><p><br /></p><p>Neither the CNG listing nor the Dattari provenance was given in the dealer's listing. The coin had already been on my watch list, and when I discovered the 100+ year-old provenance I did not hesitate to purchase!</p><p><br /></p><p>Needless to say I am very happy with my new coin and am now on the lookout for a Rome-mint Helena or Crispus coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Oh by the way, when I was looking up the RIC number on OCRE I couldn't find any with that particular obverse legend (hence the "var." in my photo). If anyone who has the official published RIC could check for me I'd be greatly obliged![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="The Meat man, post: 22665824, member: 135271"]Continuing my collection of Constantine family portraits, here is one I got in today: [URL='https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_03/fausta.jpg.15fb6b42d3b422ccd0163e502f2954ee.jpg'][IMG]https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_03/fausta.jpg.15fb6b42d3b422ccd0163e502f2954ee.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I am particularly happy with this one for a couple reasons. First of all, as I have been finding, the Rome mint seemed to produce some of the best Constantinian portraiture (See my Rome mint portrait of Constantine I [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/constantine-the-great-his-birthday-and-my-new-favorite-coin.403458/#post-21431028']here[/URL]). This Fausta portrait from the Rome mint is about as nicely done as any I've seen. Second, as I was contemplating purchasing it, I did a quick search for Rome mint Fausta coins and found this very coin had been sold through CNG a few years ago, as part of a group lot of three: [URL='https://cngcoins.com/Lot.aspx?LOT_ID=15487&BACK_URL=%2FLots.aspx%3FIS_ADVANCED%3D1%26ITEM_IS_SOLD%3D1%26ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER%3D%26CONTAINER_NAME%3D%26ITEM_LOT_NUMBER%3D%26ITEM_DESC%3Dfausta%2Brome%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1%3D1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3%3D1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2%3D1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4%3D1%26VIEW_TYPE%3D0']Auction Lot (cngcoins.com)[/URL] [URL='https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_03/Screenshot2023-03-11164608.png.3728f493fb136e0835f75e6aeb7fb690.png'][IMG]https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_03/Screenshot2023-03-11164608.png.3728f493fb136e0835f75e6aeb7fb690.png[/IMG][/URL] And finally (and best of all!) as you can see from the CNG listing, this coin came from the collection of Giovanni Dattari, a very well-known 19th-century collector of ancient coins, notably Alexandrian coinage, but also many others as well. A great write-up about Giovanni Dattari and his famous collection can be read [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-dattaris-mystery.357304/']here[/URL], written by [USER=99554]@Ocatarinetabellatchitchix[/USER] Neither the CNG listing nor the Dattari provenance was given in the dealer's listing. The coin had already been on my watch list, and when I discovered the 100+ year-old provenance I did not hesitate to purchase! Needless to say I am very happy with my new coin and am now on the lookout for a Rome-mint Helena or Crispus coin. Oh by the way, when I was looking up the RIC number on OCRE I couldn't find any with that particular obverse legend (hence the "var." in my photo). If anyone who has the official published RIC could check for me I'd be greatly obliged![/QUOTE]
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