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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_VII_077 Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Fausta Date Ruled:     AD 307-326 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE 3 Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 326 Weight:     2.62 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:     ●SMANTE Mint Mark:     ●SMANTE Mint:     Antioch Primary Reference:     RIC VII 077 var Reference2:     LRBC I, 1331 Reference3:     SRCV 3905 Reference4:     VM 006 Photograph Credit:     Jean Elsen & ses Fils s.a. Source:     http://www.elsen.eu/index.aspx Price Sold For:     95 Euro Date Sold:     12/12/2009 Notes:     (1) Officina "E" is unrecorded in RIC for this issue (2) While it may be tempting to list this as RIC unrecorded, it is my opinion that RIC is incorrect in its listing of the mint-mark for this coin. The proposed mint-mark is improbable for the reverse design, and as such my interpretation is supported by LRBC and Maurice. (3) Jean Elsen & ses Fils Auction 103: Lot No. 284

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