Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2020 Auction 5-6 Aug 2020
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FAUSTINA JUNIOR (DAUGHTER OF ANTONINUS PIUS & WIFE OF MARCUS AURELIUS). AE Sestertius, Rome Mint, struck under Antoninus Pius, ca. A.D. 147-150. NGC EF. Smoothing.
RIC-1388c (Pius). Obverse: Draped bust right; Reverse: Venus standing left, holding apple and rudder, around which a dolphin is coiled. Dark green-brown surfaces, with some hints of red scattered throughout. An edge split and some minor rough spots are noted, some of which have been smoothed out as noted. Overall, an attractive, youthful portrait of the future augusta.
Estimate: $500.00- $750.00
RIC-1388c (Pius). Obverse: Draped bust right; Reverse: Venus standing left, holding apple and rudder, around which a dolphin is coiled. Dark green-brown surfaces, with some hints of red scattered throughout. An edge split and some minor rough spots are noted, some of which have been smoothed out as noted. Overall, an attractive, youthful portrait of the future augusta.
Estimate: $500.00- $750.00