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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3665687, member: 75937&quot;]That&#039;s a very interesting coin. Its style is VERY different from Rome mint issues of Faustina. Moreover, this coin is not known to RIC, BMCRE4, RSC, or Cohen. It IS cited by Strack, however.</p><p><br /></p><p>The BMC has two specimens of this coin in gold, and they look VERY different in style. Here&#039;s one of them (the British Museum website is having issues).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]985875[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>If an example wasn&#039;t cited by Strack nor sold at The New York Sale, I&#039;d say it was fake. The most intellectually honest thing I can say about it is that it was not struck by the authorities at the Rome mint. I&#039;m leaning toward modern forgery -- I wouldn&#039;t purchase it and I&#039;m a Faustina I enthusiast. I suppose it&#039;s possible that it was from a branch mint somewhere or an ancient imitation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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