Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 559Auction date: 3 April 2024
Lot number: 519

Price realized: 70 USD   (Approx. 65 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 22.95 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Aurelius, circa AD 170-175/6. Draped bust right / Diana Lucifera standing right, holding torch with both hands. RIC III 1630 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 8-6c; Banti 52. Brown patina, flan flaws, contact mark on reverse. Near VF.

Ex Superior Stamp and Coin (3 October 1977), lot 1327 (part of).


Estimate: 100 USD

Match 1:
Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126Auction date: 28 May 2024
Lot number: 800

Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot
Lot description:


Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 25.00 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 147-150. Draped bust right, wearing double band of pearls around head / Venus standing left, holding apple and anchor, around which a dolphin is coiled. RIC 1388c (Pius); Banti 137. Dark brown patina, smoothed, some roughness on reverse. Good VF. Charming portrait from dies of artistic merit.

From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLVI.1 (Winter 2021), no. 563143; Hess-Divo 339 (22 October 2020), lot 111; Leu 10 (29 May 1974), lot 183; Helbing 63 (29 April 1931), lot 812.


Estimate: 750 USD

Match 2:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 556Auction date: 21 February 2024
Lot number: 549

Price realized: 140 USD   (Approx. 130 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 25.50 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 147-150. Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Venus standing left, holding apple and swaddled child. RIC III 1386b (Pius); Banti 129. Dark green patina, smoothing. VF.

Ex Numismatik Naumann 97 (6 December 2020), lot 480.


Estimate: 150 USD

Match 3:
Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII Online SessionsAuction date: 17 January 2024
Lot number: 6181

Price realized: 450 USD   (Approx. 413 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 24.63 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161-164. Draped bust right, wearing double band of pearls / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory and resting hand on shield set on [helmet]; on shield, she-wolf and twins. RIC III 1688; MIR 18, 40-6b; Banti 143. Mottled green and brown patina, minor smoothing. Near EF.

From the Gilbert Steinberg Collection, purchased from Bowers & Ruddy Galleries 13 January 1981.


Estimate: 300 USD

Match 4:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 557Auction date: 6 March 2024
Lot number: 410

Price realized: 750 USD   (Approx. 690 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 20.94 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 193-196. Draped bust right / Venus Victrix, naked to hips, standing right, leaning on column to left, holding palm frond and apple. RIC IV 842 (Septimius); Banti 46 (this coin illustrated and referenced). Green-brown patina, granular surfaces, a couple of edge splits. VF.

From the Wayne Scheible Collection. Ex Münz Zentrum XXXVIII (16 April 1980), lot 420.


Estimate: 100 USD

Match 5:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 551Auction date: 29 November 2023
Lot number: 487

Price realized: 180 USD   (Approx. 165 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 23.07 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, circa AD 170-175/6. Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Ceres seated left on cista, holding two grain ears and long torch. RIC III (Aurelius) 1621 var. (bust type); MIR 18, 3-6c var. (same); Banti 25 var. (same). Dark green patina, smoothed, chipped patina, edge chip. VF.


Estimate: 100 USD