Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 98 12 December 2016
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Faustina II, daughter of Antoninus Pius and wife of Marcus Aurelius
Diva Faustina. Sestertius after 176, Æ 26.16 g. DIVA FAV – STINA PIA Draped bust r. Rev. AETERNITAS S – C Aeternitas, veiled and draped, seated l., holding phoenix on globe and sceptre. C 8. BMC M. Aurelius 1566. RIC M.Aurelius 1696.
A very impressive portrait and a lovely brown tone, weakly
struck on reverse, otherwise extremely fine
Ex Leu 36, 1985, 278 and Hess-Divo 310, 2008, 241 sales.