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Auction 61E  7-8 Jan 2023
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Lot 669

Starting price: 100 EUR
Price realized: 200 EUR
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Fausta, wife of Constantine I (324-326). AE Follis. Thessalonica mint, 318-319 AD. Obv. FAVSTA N F. Draped bust right. Rev. Eight-rayed star within laurel wreath with large central jewel at top. RIC VII 51. AE. 2.78 g. 19.00 mm. Nice earthy green patina. About EF. The coinage of Fausta as Augusta commenced with her elevation to full imperial status in AD 324. Preceding these issues, however, was a remarkable series struck circa AD 318 at the Thessalonica mint on which both Fausta and her mother-in-law, Helena, are accorded the lesser title of Nobilissima Femina (N F).
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