ANCIENT COINS, ROMAN EMPIRE, Faustina II. Gold Aureus (6.96 g), Augusta, AD 147-175. Rome, under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust of Faustina II right. Rev. IVNONI LVCINAE, Juno standing facing, head left, extending arm and pointing, and holding child in arm; standing to either side, a child. (RIC 692; MIR 18, 18-2a; BMC 116; Calicó 2064). Boldly struck and lustrous, with rose color highlights. Extremely fine.
ex Triton XVII (6 January 2014), 728.
Estimate: $ 8,000