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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 7811518, member: 75937&quot;]I am happy to say that [USER=96898]@Orielensis[/USER] and I have the world&#039;s monopoly on coins of this issue. Yes; we own both known examples. I was the lucky high bidder on this one at AMCC 3!</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe our coins are obverse die-matches, as one might expect for such a scarce bust type.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1342140[/ATTACH]</p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Faustina I, AD 138-140.</font></p><p><font size="3">Roman Æ as or dupondius, 9.03 g, 24.4 mm, 5 h.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rome, AD 145.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, veiled and draped bust, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: AVGVSTA S C, Vesta veiled, standing left, holding palladium and scepter.</font></p><p><font size="3">Refs: Dinsdale 021525; RIC 1179 var. (veiled bust); BMCRE 1582 var. (veiled bust); RCV --.</font></p><p><font size="3">Notes: Issued to commemorate the marriage of Faustina II and Marcus Aurelius in AD 145.</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>[USER=96898]@Orielensis[/USER]&#039; example:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1342142[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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