Watch List notes:

Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.31 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, circa AD 170-175/6. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair waved and fastened in bun on back of head / MATRI MAGNAE, Cybele, towered, draped, seated right on throne between two lions, holding drum balanced in left hand and on left knee. RIC IV 704 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 25-2(c); Calicó 2071; BMCRE 132-3 (Aurelius and Verus); Biaggi 934; Jameson 140; Mazzini 168. Lightly toned, residual luster, shallow cleaning scratches on reverse. EF.


From the Provence Collection.