123, Lot: 257. Estimate $150. Sold for $250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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DIVA FAUSTINA Jr., wife of Marcus Aurelius. Died 175 AD. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 22.87 g). Struck 176 AD and later. Veiled and draped bust right / Faustina seated left, holding Phoenix on globe and sceptre; before her, two standards. RIC III 1712 (Marcus Aurelius); Cohen 163. VF, green patina, a little rough.
From the Rudolf Berk Collection.