108, Lot: 165. Estimate $100. Sold for $175. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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FAUSTINA JUNIOR, daughter of Antoninus Pius. Augusta, 147-175 AD. Æ As (25mm, 10.41 gm). Struck 169-175 AD. Draped bust right / Venus standing right, holding arm of Mars who is standing facing, head turned toward Venus, Mars is helmeted and holds a shield and parazonium. RIC III 1680 (Aurelius); BMCRE 999 (Aurelius); Cohen 241. VF, brown patina, some roughness. Rare reverse type.
From the Rudolf Berk Collection.