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Formerly jwharper
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OK, I bought my first coin in almost exactly 1 month, and its a Fausta AE3 in pretty darn good shape from what I can see. I have attributed it as RIC VII 40, struck at Cyzicus:
OBV: FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG. Bare-headed and mantled bust right
REV: SPES REIP-VBLICAE, Fausta standing facing, head left, holding two infants in arms
The seller had it mis-identified with a reverse of Salvus Reipvblicae which, to me, is obviously wrong. The seller also identified the mintmark as SMKA dot. I'm not convinced it is an "A". It may also be a Delta or a Gamma from the seller's image. Anyone with younger eyes care to opine?
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Pillar Of The Community
United States
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Nice coin JW.
"A poor Roman plays the Goth, a rich Goth the Roman." - Theodoric, King of the Ostrogoths Attributed coins in my collection so far - Roman: 179, Byzantine: 9, Post-Roman Germanic: 8My coin gallery, My items for sale |
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Pillar Of The Community
United States
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I think it's SMK gamma dot. The gamma being rather thick. Nice coin and great details.
"We have destroyed three hundred and twenty thousand Goths, we have sunk two thousand ships. The rivers are covered over with their shields, all the banks are buried under their swords and their spears." - Historia Augusta Coin Photo Gallery - Roman Imperial GridAncient Coins: 116, Roman Emperors: 68, Roman Provincial: 4, Byzantine: 3, Islamic: 2, Judean: 5, Chinese: 5 |
Posted 03/13/2012 7:15 pm
That's a nicely centered/struck coin!
