RIC VII, TRIER 459, FAUSTA, OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY

OBVERSE	FLAV•MAX•-FAVSTAAVG [FLAV • MAX • FAVSTA AVG]; bust r., head bare, waved hair, mantled.
REVERSE	SALVSREI-PVBLICAE [SALVS REIPVBLICAE]; 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 two dots in obv. legend. Note that these dots are small and could be easily obliterated. Sometimes only one dot is visible. Listed in Collezione Sabetta (p. 209, no. 2). See also: TRIER 460, FAUSTA, OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY

NOTES

Weight 3.24 g; diameter 19 mm. From CGB E-shop (brm_284574), sold for EUR 250. Other specimens: - from CGB E-shop (brm_456735), sold for EUR 175; weight 3.05 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Naville Numismatics Live Auction 50 (lot 640) in June for GBP 55; weight 3.58 g; diameter 17.8 mm [click for picture]; - sold on CGB E-auction 237 (lot 160574) in October 2017 for EUR 77; weight 3.07 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on CNG eAuction 469 (lot 538) in June 2020 for USD 160; weight 2.90 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in September 2020 for EUR 156; weight 2.77 g [click for picture]; - sold on CNG eAuction 221 (lot 520) in October 2009 for USD 60; weight 3.00 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - from Gorny & Mosch auction 196 (lot 2989) in March 2011; weight 3.22 g [click for picture]; - from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 30003); weight 3.00 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of David Berthod]; - sold on iNumis auction 5 (lot 329) for EUR 131; weight 3.94 g; diameter 19.5 mm [click for picture]; - from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 32945); eBay October 2014 [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of David Berthod]; - sold on CNG auction 96 (lot 183) in August 2004 for USD 88; weight 2.86 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - from Künker auction 193 (lot 1006) in September 2011; weight 3.45 g [click for picture]; - sold on CGB Monnaies 43 (lot 835) in April 2010 for EUR 225; sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 79 (lot 967) in January 2021 for GBP 85; weight 3.01 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture]; - from eBay, January 2021; weight 3.71 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - from Baldwin's auction 57 (lot 230) in September 2008; weight 3.24 g [click for picture]; - from Collezione Sabetta (plate 56, no. 2); weight 3.47 g; diameter 18.4 mm [click for picture]; - from London Ancient Coins auction 28 (lot 220) in September 2013; weight 3.01 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture]; - from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 58674); weight 3.20 g; diameter 17-20 mm [click for picture].