EGYPT, Alexandria. Annia Faustina. Augusta, AD 221. BI Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 12.83 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 of Elagabalus (AD 221). VF.

Triton XXIX
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Annia Faustina. Augusta, AD 221. BI Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 12.83 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 of Elagabalus (AD 221). ANNIA ΦAYCTINA CЄBA, draped bust right / Serapis standing facing, head right, wearing kalathos, holding long scepter in his right hand; L Є (date) across field. Köln 2388; Dattari (Savio) 4198; K&G 59.12; RPC VI Online 10210; Emmett 3040.5. Brown patina, minor metal flaws. VF.

From the Barry N. Rightman Collection. Ex Frederick S. Knobloch Collection (Stack’s, 5 May 1984), lot 1034; Dr. Samuel L. Stern Collection (Stack’s, 1 May 1980), lot 1034.

After divorcing his second wife, the Vestal Virgin Aquilia Severa, amid criticism over the impropriety of the marriage, Elagabalus wed Annia Faustina, the great-granddaughter of Marcus Aurelius. The marriage was short-lived, however, and Elagabalus divorced Annia Faustina within the year and remarried Aquilia Severa.

The final winners of all Triton XXIX lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 13-14 January 2026.

Triton XXIX – Session Two – Lot 302-613 will be held Tuesday afternoon, 13 January 2026 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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