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<p>[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 8039567, member: 86498"]Well it is Saturday and I am back home in the Great White North well not white yet but soon to be. Last Saturday I was in London and attended the London Coin Fair which was held at the Holiday Inn Bloomsbury. I enjoyed my time at the show except for one thing. NO CHAIRS for the customers. Hey I am getting old. I would like to be able to sit while examining coins that I might be interested in. However I really should not complain. It has been my experience that European shows do not have chairs for the customers. You got to be fit to collect in Europe. Oh well the show was great with a lot of great coins at all price points.</p><p> I did not buy this coin while I was there but, coming home I did run across it and thought I would place it in this thread</p><p>Faustina I as Divus Ae Dupondius 141-161 AD Obv. Bust right draped, hair bound with pearls. Rv Pietas standing left. RIC 1161 var 11.30 grms 25 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1392209[/ATTACH]It is noteworthy that Faustina I has perhaps the most extensive "Divo" coinage of any Roman ruler with the possible exception of Augustus.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 8039567, member: 86498"]Well it is Saturday and I am back home in the Great White North well not white yet but soon to be. Last Saturday I was in London and attended the London Coin Fair which was held at the Holiday Inn Bloomsbury. I enjoyed my time at the show except for one thing. NO CHAIRS for the customers. Hey I am getting old. I would like to be able to sit while examining coins that I might be interested in. However I really should not complain. It has been my experience that European shows do not have chairs for the customers. You got to be fit to collect in Europe. Oh well the show was great with a lot of great coins at all price points. I did not buy this coin while I was there but, coming home I did run across it and thought I would place it in this thread Faustina I as Divus Ae Dupondius 141-161 AD Obv. Bust right draped, hair bound with pearls. Rv Pietas standing left. RIC 1161 var 11.30 grms 25 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1392209[/ATTACH]It is noteworthy that Faustina I has perhaps the most extensive "Divo" coinage of any Roman ruler with the possible exception of Augustus.[/QUOTE]
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