412, Lot: 561. Estimate $150. Sold for $95. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 24.59 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, circa AD 161-164. Draped bust right / Salus seated left, feeding from patera a serpent rising from altar. RIC III 1667 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 30-6a; Banti 104. Near VF, brown surfaces.
From the Matthew Rich Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 346 (11 March 2015), lot 462; Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 324 (9 April 2014), lot 399.