191, Lot: 278. Estimate $200. Sold for $665. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Diva Faustina Junior. Died AD 175/6. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 24.65 g, 7h). Rome mint. Commemorative issue struck under Aurelius, circa AD 175/6. Draped bust right / SIDERIBVS RECEPTA, Diana standing slightly right, holding long torch; crescent behind neck. RIC III 1715 (Marcus Aurelius); Banti 120. VF, brown patina, surfaces a little rough, flan crack.
From the J. S. Wagner Collection.