Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.25 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161-164.Electronic Auction 516 Roman Imperial, Gold Sold For $ 4 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.25 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161-164. FΛVSTINΛ ΛVGVSTΛ, draped bust right / SΛLVTI ΛVGVSTΛE, Salus seated left on throne, resting elbow on arm of throne and feeding out of patera snake coiled around and rising from altar to left. RIC III 716 (Aurelius); Beckmann, Faustina, (dies fm9/SA5); MIR 18, 30-2b; Calicó 2073b. Lustrous, a couple of small scratches. Good VF. Fine portrait. |