108, Lot: 167. Estimate $150. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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DIVA FAUSTINA JUNIOR, wife of Marcus Aurelius. Died 175 AD. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 27.61 gm). Struck circa 175-176 AD. Draped bust right / Faustina, veiled and holding sceptre, seated left on eagle flying upward to the right. RIC III 1702 (Aurelius); BMCRE 1570 (Aurelius); Cohen 69. Good VF, green and brown patina, smoothing in fields.
From the Rudolf Berk Collection.