Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (20.4mm, 6.811 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161-176.CNG Feature Auction 120 Roman Imperial, Gold Sold For $ 3 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (20.4mm, 6.811 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161-176. FΛVSTINΛ ΛVGVSTΛ, draped bust right, wearing hair waved and fastened in bun on back of head / SΛLVTI ΛVGVSTΛE, Salus, draped, seated left on throne, resting left elbow on arm of throne and feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled around and rising from altar to left. RIC III 716 (Aurelius); Beckmann, Faustina, (dies fm41/SA5); MIR 18, 30-2b; Calicó 2073a; BMCRE 151-2 (Aurelius); Biaggi 935. A few light scratches. Good VF. |