Lovely Faustina Junior Aureus

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Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.31 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 147-152. FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII FIL, draped bust right / CONCOR-DIA, Concordia standing facing, head left, holding hem of skirt in right hand, cornucopia in left. RIC III 500a (Pius) var. (obv. legend); Calicó 2043 var. (Concordia looking right); BMCRE 1078 note (Pius); Biaggi 918 var. (obv. legend). Choice EF. Well centered, and struck in high relief. Fine style.

Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 92 (Part I, 23 May 2016), lot 598.