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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 4478898, member: 75937&quot;]Those ARE a couple of stunners, [USER=101013]@Limes[/USER] ! I love the toning on both of them.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one stunned me. The artwork on most coins of Faustina I is pretty crude. This one, though, caught my fancy. You can even see the ornamental jewelry woven into&nbsp; her hair in front of the chignon at the top of her head! The detail on Providentia is quite nice and you can see the equinoctial cross on the celestial globe in her hand! And it&#039;s an as, not a sestertius!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1113145[/ATTACH]</p><p>Faustina I, AD 138-140.</p><p>Roman Æ as, 12.87 g, 26.4 mm, 6 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 140-141.</p><p>Obv: DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, bust of Faustina I, draped and veiled, right.</p><p>Rev: AETERNITAS S C, Providentia, draped, standing left, holding globe on extended right hand and vertical scepter in left hand.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1163ab; BMCRE 1459; RCV 4635; Cohen --; Strack 1230.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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