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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;thejewk, post: 3972244, member: 100136&quot;]Got a pleasant surprise today with the arrival of a few coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1045304[/ATTACH] </p><p>RIC VI 153 Londinium</p><p>CONSTANTIVS P F AVG</p><p>COMITI - AVGG NN</p><p>23mm, 3.45g, 310-312 AD</p><p>Ex. Paul Munro-Walker Collection, Roma Numismatics 07/19</p><p><br /></p><p>Who doesn&#039;t love a good Sol reverse? I find it remarkable that coins of this quality are available for so cheap.&nbsp; Also, the second I in COMITI looks remarkably like a Z in the hand, a sign of idiosyncratic lettering from the London mint?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1045307[/ATTACH] </p><p>RIC 1158</p><p>DIVA FAVSTINA</p><p>AETERNITAS SC</p><p>24.5mm, 13.32g, Dupondius, Circa 150 AD&nbsp; </p><p>From London Ancient Coins</p><p><br /></p><p>After admiring similar examples shared on this forum, I had to get an example of this coin with stars visible within the veil held over Aeternitas&#039; head.&nbsp; It&#039;s also rare to find what is so clearly a dupondius in the middle bronze of the era, but the colouring and weight make it unquestionable in this case.&nbsp; A real chunky example.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1045309[/ATTACH] </p><p>I had also ordered this As of Faustina from London Ancient Coins, but unfortunately on first examination I noticed a small area in the rim under the bust with a green substance which, when I gentle touched it with a cocktail stick, flaked off.&nbsp; It seems to be a &#039;bronze disease&#039; victim, and so I have decided to contact the company and request a refund.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hopefully it will be resolved with speed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Happy new year to you all![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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