Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.20 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, circa AD 161. VF.

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Lot: 571. Estimated: $ 100
Closing Date: May 15 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Imperial, Silver

Sold For $ 225. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.20 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, circa AD 161. Draped bust right / Fecunditas standing left, holding two infants in her arms; to left and right, child standing with hand raised. RIC III 676 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 10-4a; RSC 95. Deep, old cabinet toning, some find patina, some flan flaws and marks. VF.

Ex Berlin surgeon Collection (Part II, Hirsch 279, 8 February 2012), lot 2487, purchased before 1895.

This coin was part of a large collection of ancient coins begun in the 1870s by the Berlin surgeon and personal physician of Prince Karl von Preussen (1801-1883). After his death in 1895, his wife inherited the collection. Their son inherited the collection but did not add to it. When he retired in the 1960s he gave the collection to his daughter and her husband who lived in Munich. This is the collector who began writing an inventory of the coins. He continued to build up the collection and documented all provenances with great care. He then consigned them to auction with Hirsch. The first part of this outstanding collection, featuring the Greek issues, had been sold in September 2011.

Closing Date and Time: 15 May 2024 at 13:10:00 ET.

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