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Auction 32  8 January 2014
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Lot 26

Estimate: 16 000 USD
Price realized: 18 000 USD
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ANCIENT COINS. Roman Coins. Mint of Rome unless otherwise stated. Faustina Jnr. (wife of Marcus Aurelius), Gold Aureus, 7.24g, 6h.Struck A.D. 148-152.FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, bust of Faustina Jnr. facing right, draped. Rev. IVNO, Juno seated left, with a child on her knee, and holding a sceptre; a small figure stands before her, offering corn-ears (RIC (Antoninus Pius) 504 var; Calicó 2060a; BMC 1043 var; C 129 var).Lustrous, about extremely fine and a very attractive coin.A rare variety.
Part of the Aurora Collection.

Estimate: US$ 16,000
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