7-3998

RIC VII, TRIER 459, FAUSTA, OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

FLAVMA-FAVSAV [FLAV MA (sic!) FAVS (sic!) AV (sic!)]; bust r., head bare, waved hair, mantled.

REVERSE

SALVSREI-PVBLICAI [SALVS REIPVBLICAI (sic!)]; empress stg. facing, looking l.; in her arms two children. STR in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to TRIER 459 except for ...MA FAVS AV in obv. legend instead of MAX FAVSTA AVG. Note also error in rev. legend: REIPVBLICAI instead of REIPVBLICAE. Apparently an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 2.72 g; diameter 17 mm. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 30 (lot 2924) in July 2024 for CHF 65.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski