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Novicius Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1168 Posts	Posted 12/03/2019 7:36 pm I would appreciate any help with this Fausta coin. Normally I can identify Roman coins using the Wildwinds site, and get a very close match to my own coin. This coin however does not appear to match anything on the Wildwinds site. I've tried image searching with Google to no avail. Obverse: flav max favsta avg Reverse: salvs reipvblicae Mint mark SMTS epsilon (Thessalonica) 20mm dia I can't find an obverse that ties in with a reverse. I haven't found a portrait to match my coin, particulary the bun, which appears to be an unusual shape. I can find similar mint marks, but not SMTS epsilon. The closest matches appear to be the Spes varieties. Is this normal for Fausta coins, or am I getting it all wrong? Thanks in advance. Jim Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/03/2019 8:32 pm to the community Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 12/03/2019 9:54 pm Quite a rare coin. RIC VII, 160 (R5); LRBC I 826a. Bruun, the author of RIC VII, could confirm only 6 known specimens of this type from Thessalonica among the collections, auctions, publications and hoards surveyed. These 6 coins belong to officinae A (3 known), B (2 known) and E (unique, Nagyteteny Hoard, 1921). Of course, others may have existed in private collections unavailable to the author and some have likely come to light since the publication of RIC VII in 1966. LRBC lists a variant with diadem (rather than bare-headed) but the treatment of the bun is a minor detail. Nice find! https://cNGCoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=145559 Edited by Kushanshah 12/03/2019 10:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Novicius Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1168 Posts	Posted 12/03/2019 10:15 pm Thank you for the very helpful reply Kushanshah. As you will have noticed, I'm not really up to speed when it comes to identifying some of these coins, so any and all advice is appreciated. The design of the bun really threw me off I have to admit. Thanks again, Jim Report this Post to the Staff
Novicius Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1168 Posts	Posted 12/04/2019 11:34 am I meant to say before, thank you for the welcome Echizento. After struggling for ages to properly identify the coin, it was done, literally hours after joining the forum. It is now properly added to my collection. The information you posted was more than I had expected Kushanshah, and hopefully I'll be able to add something useful to the forum members in the future. Best regards, Jim Report this Post to the Staff
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