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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 5000363, member: 85693&quot;]Nice OP - I like the colors.&nbsp; And RC, as always, an impressive batch of Faustinas. </p><p><br /></p><p>Any Faustina with a veil seems at least a bit scarce, at least compared to the unveiled types. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is what I think is RIC 1163 without the veil.&nbsp; It is in horrible shape and I had some difficulty attributing it:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1200423[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Faustina I&nbsp;&nbsp; Æ As</b></p><p><b>5th Phase: Anniversary of <b>Faustina’s Deification</b></b></p><p><b>(c. 150-160 A.D.) </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>DIVA FAV STINA, draped bust right / A[ETERNITA]S S C, Providentia standing left,</p><p>holding globe &amp; vertical sceptre.</p><p>RIC 1163B (?)</p><p>(9.68 grams / 24 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Attribution Note: </b></p><p>RIC 1163B is considered a bad description of another type, according to <i>Diva Faustina I: <i>undated, Nov. 140 – 161</i></i></p><p><br /></p><p>RIC 1163A with AVGVSTA is common; this one has no AVGVSTA. </p><p><br /></p><p>Attribution to 5th Phase is based on Providentia types holding globe and drawing out veil.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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