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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 7872951, member: 75937"]That's a lovely denarius, [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER]! A very worthy addition to your collection. Very informative write-up, too, as usual. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There's clearly a significance to the number seven on these crescent and stars coins of the Roman empire. Here are the Faustina types (Only Middle bronze for Faustina I; only AR denarius and middle bronze for Faustina II):</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-sr-s-c-crescent-and-stars-as-veiled-bust-jpg.1351928/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina I, AD 138-140.</p><p>Roman Æ as or dupondius, 13.77 g, 28.1 mm, 11 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 140.</p><p>Obv: DIVA AVGVSTA-FAVSTINA, veiled bust, right.</p><p>Rev: S C, crescent and seven stars.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1199b; BMC 1478; Cohen 276; Strack 1249; RCV --. </p><p>Notes: Ex Walter Neussel, Peus E-Auction 420, lot 5290, 18 Nov 2017, acquired October 1959, Maison Platt, Paris.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-consecratio-moon-and-stars-denarius-jpg.911911/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina Jr, AD 161-175.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.14 g, 17 mm, 11 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 175 or later.</p><p>Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA PIA, bare-headed and draped bust right.</p><p>Rev: CONSECRATIO, crescent moon around large star, surrounded by six stars.</p><p>Refs: RIC 750; BMCRE 718; Cohen 83; RCV 5219; MIR 63; CRE 172.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 7872951, member: 75937"]That's a lovely denarius, [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER]! A very worthy addition to your collection. Very informative write-up, too, as usual. There's clearly a significance to the number seven on these crescent and stars coins of the Roman empire. Here are the Faustina types (Only Middle bronze for Faustina I; only AR denarius and middle bronze for Faustina II): [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-sr-s-c-crescent-and-stars-as-veiled-bust-jpg.1351928/[/IMG] Faustina I, AD 138-140. Roman Æ as or dupondius, 13.77 g, 28.1 mm, 11 h. Rome, AD 140. Obv: DIVA AVGVSTA-FAVSTINA, veiled bust, right. Rev: S C, crescent and seven stars. Refs: RIC 1199b; BMC 1478; Cohen 276; Strack 1249; RCV --. Notes: Ex Walter Neussel, Peus E-Auction 420, lot 5290, 18 Nov 2017, acquired October 1959, Maison Platt, Paris. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-consecratio-moon-and-stars-denarius-jpg.911911/[/IMG] Faustina Jr, AD 161-175. Roman AR denarius, 3.14 g, 17 mm, 11 h. Rome, AD 175 or later. Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA PIA, bare-headed and draped bust right. Rev: CONSECRATIO, crescent moon around large star, surrounded by six stars. Refs: RIC 750; BMCRE 718; Cohen 83; RCV 5219; MIR 63; CRE 172.[/QUOTE]
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