RIC VII, ARLES [before 285], FAUSTA, UNLISTED REVERSE LEGEND

OBVERSE	FLAVMAX-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. Q*AR• in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED REVERSE LEGEND. Only rev. legend SPES REIPVBLICAE (ARLES 285) is attested for this m.m. Listed in Ferrando (p. 210, no. 913). Should be listed before ARLES 285. See also: ARLES [before 285], FAUSTA, UNLISTED REVERSE LEGEND AND OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY

NOTES

Weight 3.05 g; diameter 20 mm. Ex Sunflower Foundation Collection. Sold on CNG eAuction 342 (lot 752) in January 2015 for USD 150. Other specimens: - sold on CGB Monnaies 55 (lot 352) in October 2012 for EUR 320; weight 3.28 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in August 2020 for EUR 56.55; weight 2.69 g [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in September 2020 for EUR 41.50; weight 2.81 g [click for picture]; - sold on Hera Numismatics auction 23 (lot 174) in October 2026 for EUR 32; weight 2.52 g; diameter 19.04 mm [click for picture].