Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 92 Part 1 23-24 May 2016
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THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Faustina II, daughter of Antoninus Pius and wife of Marcus Aurelius
Sestertius 161-176, Æ 27.73 g. FAVSTINA – AVGVSTA Draped bust r. Rev. MATRI – MAGNAE Cybele seated r., holding drum; at her side, two lions; in exergue, S C. C 169. BMC M. Aurelius 932. RIC M. Aurelius 1663.
A superb portrait and an enchanting untouched reddish-green
patina, good extremely fine
Ex NAC 46, 2008, 596 and NAC 54, 2010, 459 sales. From the Luc Girard collection.