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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 7733226, member: 96898"]Browsing the catalogue, I was excited to discover that this Faustina is not alone anymore:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1324604[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Faustina “the Elder” (postumous), Roman Empire, As or Dupondius, 141 AD, Rome mint. Obv: DIVA FAVS[TINA], bust of Faustina, veiled, r. Rev: [A]VGUST[A], Vesta standing l., holding palladium and sceptre; in fields flanking, SC. 27mm, 9.05g. RIC III Antoninus Pius 1179 var. (veiled bust); Dinsdale 021525 (this coin).</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Prior to AMCC 3, mine was the only known example pairing this reverse with a veiled bust on the obverse. My coin is the one cited by Dinsdale. I had assumed that it was a singular accidental mule. Yet the fact that now finally a second example has surfaced (AMCC 3, lot 219) makes this theory appear rather unlikely. Fascinating!</p><p><br /></p><p>(For the moderators: I am not the consignor of the coin for sale, and since this is of special numismatic interest, I deemed it acceptable to refer to a coin currently up for auction. Please delete my post should I nonetheless have violated any forum rules.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 7733226, member: 96898"]Browsing the catalogue, I was excited to discover that this Faustina is not alone anymore: [ATTACH=full]1324604[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Faustina “the Elder” (postumous), Roman Empire, As or Dupondius, 141 AD, Rome mint. Obv: DIVA FAVS[TINA], bust of Faustina, veiled, r. Rev: [A]VGUST[A], Vesta standing l., holding palladium and sceptre; in fields flanking, SC. 27mm, 9.05g. RIC III Antoninus Pius 1179 var. (veiled bust); Dinsdale 021525 (this coin).[/SIZE] Prior to AMCC 3, mine was the only known example pairing this reverse with a veiled bust on the obverse. My coin is the one cited by Dinsdale. I had assumed that it was a singular accidental mule. Yet the fact that now finally a second example has surfaced (AMCC 3, lot 219) makes this theory appear rather unlikely. Fascinating! (For the moderators: I am not the consignor of the coin for sale, and since this is of special numismatic interest, I deemed it acceptable to refer to a coin currently up for auction. Please delete my post should I nonetheless have violated any forum rules.)[/QUOTE]
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