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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2247941, member: 56859&quot;]Interesting information about a hoard of Faustina II bronzes, from one of the Gerhard Rohde listings:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;This coin is part of a large hoard consisting of 673 pieces Faustina II. plus 4 coins of Crispina. It hit the market abt. 15 - 20 years ago without any information on site or circumstances how it was found. The coins were not cleaned but show a uniformly shiny patina. Many are extremely worn. Still, all coins are attributed with special consideration of die varieties. Nobody knows why this hoard consists of Faustina II. coins only (the 4 Crispina coins might have been taken erroneously in because in a worn state, they like very similar to Faustina coins.)&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>523 of the 673 coins were from Pautalia.</p><p><br /></p><p>The general appearance of your coin is similar to the coins of this hoard currently offered by Rohde.</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with Doug that the &quot;obvious&quot; answer is Pautalia, Thrace-- very snake-heavy iconography, Asklepios and offspring (Hygieia is his daughter).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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