Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 23.83 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, circa AD 161-164. Near VF.

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Roman Imperial, Bronze

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Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 23.83 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, circa AD 161-164. Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Salus seated left, resting left arm on side of chair, feeding from patera a serpent coiled around altar. RIC III 1668 (Aurelius); MIR 18, Fa30-6/14; Banti 107; Dow, ACTTB p. 271 (this coin). Green surfaces, smoothed and tooled. Near VF.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter Christianity under Rome. CNG is pleased to offer coins from the collection of the author here. This auction is our final offering of coins from the Dow Collection.

Closing Date and Time: 7 October 2026 at 14:16:40 ET.

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