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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3990385, member: 75937"]In the ten months since I first posted about this coin, I have performed a census of known specimens and have found an obverse die-match on a coin with a different reverse type. I want to share what I have learned.</p><p><br /></p><p>Strack catalogs the coin as number 1267 and cites examples in the Staatliches Münzkabinett in Berlin, the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris, and the Nationalmuseum in Rome. The Paris specimen is, of course, the one cited by Cohen, which is in turn cited by RIC. Strack, Cohen and RIC (which cites Cohen without confirmation) fail to mention a stephane on the bust, but only note the presence of a veil. It's unclear if my example -- with a bust of Faustina wearing a stephane and veil -- is unique or whether Cohen and Strack are simply incomplete in their description. None of the specimens cited by Strack are photographed for online viewing and I am unable to confirm their existence or examine their bust types.</p><p><br /></p><p>This brings the census of known specimens to four:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><blockquote><p>Veiled bust, unclear if stephane is present</p></blockquote>Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris (Cited by Cohen/RIC and Strack)</p><p>Staatliches Münzkabinett in Berlin (Cited by Strack)</p><p>Nationalmuseum in Rome (Cited by Strack)</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>Veiled and stephaned bust</p></blockquote>My coin.</blockquote><p><br /></p><p>I have found an obverse die match to my coin, but with a different reverse type:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1050602[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">RIC 1168b; BMCRE 1564; Cohen 68; Strack 1259. Forvm Ancient Coins (Web Shop), lot 81643. Here's my coin for comparison:</font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1050603[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>To better appreciate the stephaned and veiled bust type, see this one from the same issue of AD 150. It is not a die match, though very similar and probably engraved by the same hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1050605[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">RIC 1159b; BMCRE 1555; Cohen 23; Strack 1266. Münzen & Medaillen GmbH (Auction 20), 10.10.2006, lot 315.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p>I note that the descriptions of these additional two coins in RIC, Cohen and Strack make no mention of a stephane, only the presence of a veil. Moreover, the British Museum specimens (1555 and 1564) are viewable online and have a veiled bust but NO STEPHANE. Thus, it's possible that the specimens of my coin in Berlin, Paris, and Rome do not have a stephane, either.</p><p><br /></p><p>I plan to e-mail the curators of the collections at these three museums and ask for photos. I hope they might be so kind as to provide them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3990385, member: 75937"]In the ten months since I first posted about this coin, I have performed a census of known specimens and have found an obverse die-match on a coin with a different reverse type. I want to share what I have learned. Strack catalogs the coin as number 1267 and cites examples in the Staatliches Münzkabinett in Berlin, the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris, and the Nationalmuseum in Rome. The Paris specimen is, of course, the one cited by Cohen, which is in turn cited by RIC. Strack, Cohen and RIC (which cites Cohen without confirmation) fail to mention a stephane on the bust, but only note the presence of a veil. It's unclear if my example -- with a bust of Faustina wearing a stephane and veil -- is unique or whether Cohen and Strack are simply incomplete in their description. None of the specimens cited by Strack are photographed for online viewing and I am unable to confirm their existence or examine their bust types. This brings the census of known specimens to four: [INDENT][INDENT]Veiled bust, unclear if stephane is present[/INDENT] Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris (Cited by Cohen/RIC and Strack) Staatliches Münzkabinett in Berlin (Cited by Strack) Nationalmuseum in Rome (Cited by Strack) [INDENT]Veiled and stephaned bust[/INDENT] My coin.[/INDENT] I have found an obverse die match to my coin, but with a different reverse type: [ATTACH=full]1050602[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]RIC 1168b; BMCRE 1564; Cohen 68; Strack 1259. Forvm Ancient Coins (Web Shop), lot 81643. Here's my coin for comparison:[/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]1050603[/ATTACH] To better appreciate the stephaned and veiled bust type, see this one from the same issue of AD 150. It is not a die match, though very similar and probably engraved by the same hand. [ATTACH=full]1050605[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]RIC 1159b; BMCRE 1555; Cohen 23; Strack 1266. Münzen & Medaillen GmbH (Auction 20), 10.10.2006, lot 315. [/SIZE] I note that the descriptions of these additional two coins in RIC, Cohen and Strack make no mention of a stephane, only the presence of a veil. Moreover, the British Museum specimens (1555 and 1564) are viewable online and have a veiled bust but NO STEPHANE. Thus, it's possible that the specimens of my coin in Berlin, Paris, and Rome do not have a stephane, either. I plan to e-mail the curators of the collections at these three museums and ask for photos. I hope they might be so kind as to provide them.[/QUOTE]
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