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Keystone Auction 4

Lot nuber 205

Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ As (25mm, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, circa AD 164-169.


Keystone Auction 4
Lot: 205.
 Estimated: $ 20

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ As (25mm, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, circa AD 164-169. Draped bust right / Venus standing right, grabbing with both hands arms of Mars standing right, looking left, holding shield and parazonium. RIC III 1680 (Aurelius). Dark green patina. In NGC encapsulation 5872729-027, graded Ch F. Rare.

From the Robert W. Bartlett Bequest Sold for the Benefit of the American Numismatic Society.

A few surviving statuary groups of this type featuring portraits of married aristocrats on the bodies of the Mars and Venus survive from the Antonine period and reflect both the popularity of the motif at the time and the desire of the well to do be portrayed in the guise of deities. This type of group is itself a combination of two famous statue types: the 4th century BC Venus of Capua and the 5th century Ares Borghese

Closing Date and Time: Thursday, 2 September 2021 at 11:08:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.