Lot description:
Very Fine | ROMAN EMPIRE. Faustina II (wife of Marcus Aurelius).
Bronze sestertius, AD 161-176. Rome.
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right. Rev: MATRI MAGNAE, Cybele seated right, holding drum on knee, between two lions; SC in exergue.
Very Fine.
Reference: RIC III-1663 (Marcus Aurelius); BMCRE-993 (Marcus Aurelius).
Provenance: from the Euclidean Collection; acquired from DRG Coins & Antiquities, November 2017.
Die Axis: 12h.
Diameter: 32 mm.
Weight: 21.44 g.
Composition: Bronze.
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Estimate: 100 GBP
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