ANCIENT COINS. Roman Coins. Mint of Rome unless otherwise stated. Faustina Jnr. (wife of Marcus Aurelius), Gold Aureus, 7.31g, 5h.Struck A.D. 157-161.FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bust of Faustina Jnr. facing left, draped. Rev. AVGVSTI PII FIL, Diana standing left, holding arrow and bow (RIC (Antoninus Pius) 494b; Calicó 2039a; BMC 1097; C 19).Attractive light tone over lustre, extremely fine and most attractive.
Ex H. D. Rauch, Auction 87, Vienna, 8 December 2010, lot 494
Part of the Aurora Collection.
Estimate: US$ 15,000