Diva Faustina Junior. Died AD 175/6. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 26.84 g, 12h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, AD 176 and later.

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Lot: 328. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Imperial, Bronze

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Diva Faustina Junior. Died AD 175/6. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 26.84 g, 12h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, AD 176 and later. Draped bust right / Diva Faustina Junior, with veil floating in semicircle behind head, holding scepter, seated left on back of peacock flying upward to right. RIC III 1702 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 56-6/10; Banti 38. Green patina, scratch on obverse, minor smoothing, light porosity, a couple of short edge splits. Near VF.

From the Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 292 (5 December 2012), lot 392.


Closing Date and Time: 29 July 2020 at 11:49:00 ET.

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