329, Lot: 459. Estimate $150. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 23.13 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, circa AD 161-164. Draped bust right / Faustina standing left, holding two infants, between four girls at her feet. RIC III 1673 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 31-7/10; Banti 126. VF, brown and green patina, light deposits.
From the Fairfield Collection. Ex R. D. Frederick Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 282, 11 July 2012), lot 292.