The Coin Cabinet Ltd. > The Euclidean CollectionAuction date: 28 March 2024
Lot number: 293

Price realized: Unsold
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Lot description:


Good Very Fine; areas of roughness, a striking portrait of Faustina | ROMAN EMPIRE. Faustina II (daughter of Antoninus Pius).
Bronze as, AD 157-161. Rome.
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right. Rev: AVGVSTI PII FIL, Venus standing left, holding Victory and leaning on shield, set on helmet; S-C across fields.
Good Very Fine; areas of roughness, a striking portrait of Faustina.

Reference: RIC III-1389b (Antoninus Pius); BMCRE-2202 (Antoninus Pius).
Provenance: from the Euclidean Collection; acquired from David Miller, August 2016; ex Baldwin's Auctions Ltd., Auction 90 (24/9/2014), lot 1368.
Die Axis: 6h.
Diameter: 27 mm.
Weight: 11.67 g.
Composition: Bronze.

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Estimate: 150 GBP

Starting price: 75 GBP