Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 132 30-31 May 2022
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Faustina II, daughter of Antoninus Pius and wife of Marcus Aurelius
Aureus circa 145-161, AV 7.45 g. FAVSTINAE – AVG P II AVG FIL Draped bust r., with band of pearls round head. Rev. VE – NVS Venus standing l., holding apple in r. hand and rudder in l. RIC A. Pius 515a. BMC A. Pius 1063. C 260. Calicó 2094.
A delicate portrait of exquisite style struck in very high relief. Almost invisible marks
on obverse, otherwise virtually as struck and almost Fdc
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Aureus circa 145-161, AV 7.45 g. FAVSTINAE – AVG P II AVG FIL Draped bust r., with band of pearls round head. Rev. VE – NVS Venus standing l., holding apple in r. hand and rudder in l. RIC A. Pius 515a. BMC A. Pius 1063. C 260. Calicó 2094.
A delicate portrait of exquisite style struck in very high relief. Almost invisible marks
on obverse, otherwise virtually as struck and almost Fdc
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