Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ Medallion (37mm, 39.46 g, 6h). Rome mint. VF.

Electronic Auction 610 – Session 2
Lot: 1102.
Closing Date: Jun 4 2026 10:00 ET

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 500

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Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ Medallion (37mm, 39.46 g, 6h). Rome mint. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust left / The six Vestal Virgins sacrificing before the Temple of Vesta. Gnecchi –; MIR 18, –; Banti –; cf. Künker 97, 1527 = NAC K, 1858 (for same obv. die). Dark brown and green patina, reverse chased, smoothed, and tooled (at least partly in antiquity). VF. Extremely rare and unpublished.

From the Arjan Senden Collection.

While this reverse type is known for medallions of Lucilla, Gnecchi II 13 and pl. 76, 9-10, it was not formerly known for Faustina Junior.

Closing Date and Time: 4 June 2026 at 10:33:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.