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Auction 2  24 Sep 2019
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Lot 370

Estimate: 6000 GBP
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Faustina Jnr. (daughter of Antoninus Pius and wife of Marcus Aurelius), gold Aureus, mint of Rome, struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 147-150, FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust left with hair waved and coiled on the back of the head, rev. CONCORDIA, dove standing right, 7.33g, 6h (RIC III 503b (Pius); Cohen 60; BMCRE 1090; Calico 2044c). A superb portrait in very high relief, residual lustre around legend in obverse, light cabinet wear to high points, extremely fine, scarce.

Variety with left-facing bust.
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