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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3973065, member: 75937"]Lovely coins, [USER=100136]@thejewk[/USER] ! As you know, I'm partial to the Faustinas. That AETERNITAS with the starry veil is a stunner! Nicer than the <a href="https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1198765&partId=1&searchText=Faustina+1158&page=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1198765&partId=1&searchText=Faustina+1158&page=1" rel="nofollow">British Museum's example</a>, even! </p><p><br /></p><p>I only have that bronze in the sestertius denomination:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-sr-aeternitas-aeternitas-globe-and-billowing-veil-sestertius-jpg.1031740/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina I, AD 138-141.</p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertius, 26.54 g, 33 mm.</p><p>Rome, AD 150-161.</p><p>Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: AETERNITAS, Aeternitas standing left, holding globe and raising above head a starry mantle.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1106; BMCRE 1495-97; Cohen 30; Sear 4610; Strack 1262; Dinsdale 020810.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also like the Providentia as, despite the bronze disease. It's nicer than mine:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1045629[/ATTACH] </p><p>Faustina Senior, AD 138-141.</p><p>Roman orichalcum dupondius, 12.07 g, 26.6 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 140-41.</p><p>Obv: DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, veiled and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: AETERNITAS S C, Providentia standing left, holding globe and scepter</p><p>Refs: RIC 1163ab; BMCRE 1459; Cohen 38 var; RCV 4635.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3973065, member: 75937"]Lovely coins, [USER=100136]@thejewk[/USER] ! As you know, I'm partial to the Faustinas. That AETERNITAS with the starry veil is a stunner! Nicer than the [URL='https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1198765&partId=1&searchText=Faustina+1158&page=1']British Museum's example[/URL], even! I only have that bronze in the sestertius denomination: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-sr-aeternitas-aeternitas-globe-and-billowing-veil-sestertius-jpg.1031740/[/IMG] Faustina I, AD 138-141. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 26.54 g, 33 mm. Rome, AD 150-161. Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: AETERNITAS, Aeternitas standing left, holding globe and raising above head a starry mantle. Refs: RIC 1106; BMCRE 1495-97; Cohen 30; Sear 4610; Strack 1262; Dinsdale 020810. I also like the Providentia as, despite the bronze disease. It's nicer than mine: [ATTACH=full]1045629[/ATTACH] Faustina Senior, AD 138-141. Roman orichalcum dupondius, 12.07 g, 26.6 mm, 12 h. Rome, AD 140-41. Obv: DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, veiled and draped bust, right. Rev: AETERNITAS S C, Providentia standing left, holding globe and scepter Refs: RIC 1163ab; BMCRE 1459; Cohen 38 var; RCV 4635.[/QUOTE]
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