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NYINC Signature Sale 3061 7-8 Jan 2018
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Faustina Junior (Augusta, AD 147-175/6). AV aureus (21mm, 7.35 gm, 12h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5, scuff. Rome, AD 161-176. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust of Faustina right, hair in multiple parallel waves and gathered in chignon at nape of neck / SALVTI AVGVSTAE, Salus seated left, holding patera in outstretched right hand, feeding serpent entwined around altar. RIC (Aurelius) 716. Cohen 198. BMCRE (Aurelius) 153. Calicó 2075. Minor scuff on outer edge at 5:00, otherwise a beautiful aureus, fully struck on a broad flan and lustrous.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 4500-6000 USD
Faustina Junior (Augusta, AD 147-175/6). AV aureus (21mm, 7.35 gm, 12h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5, scuff. Rome, AD 161-176. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust of Faustina right, hair in multiple parallel waves and gathered in chignon at nape of neck / SALVTI AVGVSTAE, Salus seated left, holding patera in outstretched right hand, feeding serpent entwined around altar. RIC (Aurelius) 716. Cohen 198. BMCRE (Aurelius) 153. Calicó 2075. Minor scuff on outer edge at 5:00, otherwise a beautiful aureus, fully struck on a broad flan and lustrous.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 4500-6000 USD