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Need Help Defining Roman Coin: Faustina Augusta

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 Posted 10/14/2014  5:04 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add grinch-il to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi!

As far as I managed to find out by myself, it's a Roman coin.

I found many similar coins on wildwinds (and many other) websites, but none of them looks exactly the same as mine.

Could you help me to define:
- Value
- Issue year (at least approximate)
- How rare it is?

Why the coin is different from other coins:
1) note the shape and the base of the altar on the back.
2) Position of letters "S" and "C" on the back.
3) Position of other words (like "Diva", "Faustina", "Augusta")

Thank you in advance!

Coin details:
Diameter: approximately 31-32 mm
Weight: 24.3 g

Photos:
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In ancients, you very rarely will find coins that look "exactly the same" as yours. In fact, finding one that does look exactly the same would be cause for concern, since it would be reasonably likely you'd have a fake in such a circumstance. Minor varieties such as positioning of letters or the shape of attributes such as the altar often aren't even mentioned in the catalogues. Where the legends break (DIVAAVGVS TAFAVSTINA versus DIVAAVGVSTA FAVSTINA, for example) is a more common diagnostic for separating varieties.

Unfortunately, Wildwinds is down for me right now and I'm away from my reference books, but it appears your coin is definitely Faustina Senior.
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Faustina I. I believe this is a Posthumous Dupondius/As: DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA/PIETAS AVG. The reverse depicts Pietas standing and rasing her hand over and altar. RIC III 1194.
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