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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     RIC_unlisted_2 Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Fausta Date Ruled:     AD 307-326 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE 3 Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 327-328 Weight:     3.02 g Obverse Legend:     FLAV MAX_FAVSTA AVG Obverse Description:     Mantled and bareheaded bust right with waved hair Reverse Legend:     SPES REIP_VBLICAE Reverse Description:     Empress (as Spes) standing facing, looking left,and holding two children in her arms. Exergue:     SMAL Mint Mark:     SMAL/ wreath in left field/ B in right field Mint:     Alexandria Primary Reference:     RIC unlisted Reference2:     LRBC unlisted Reference3:     SRCV 3905 Reference4:     VM 006 Photograph Credit:     Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück & Lübke & Wiedemann, Stuttgart Source:     http://www.kuenker.com Price Sold For:     460 Euro Date Sold:     25/9/2006 Notes:     (1) This mint mark is date to 327-328 and can not be attributed in RIC to Fausta who died in 326. As this coin is correct in all other ways, this leaves us with two possibilities: (a) the celator had not got the news, or used two wrong dies, or (b) this issues needs to be dated from 326. The latter being my favored possibility. (2) Fritz Rudolf Künker Auction 115: Lot No. 812

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