E-auction 78-38579 - brm_290501 - DIVA FAUSTINA Denier

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Estimate :	300 €
Price :	210 €
Maximum bid :	215 €
End of the sale :	13 October 2014 15:00:00
bidders :	4 bidders

Type : Denier

Date: 176

Mint name / Town : Roma

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 750 ‰

Diameter : 18,5 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 3,42 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un petit flan irrégulier et décentré. Beau buste inhabituel de Faustine Jeune. Joli revers. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

C.161 - RIC.753 - BMC/RE.705 - MIR.18/49 - RCV.5220 (350$) - MRK.38 /89

Predigree :

Exemplaire provenant du fonds Bourgey

Obverse

Obverse legend : DIVAE FAV-STINAE PIAE.

Obverse description : Buste voilé et drapé de Faustine jeune à droite avec un petit chignon ramené derrière la tête (L).

Obverse translation : “Divae Faustinae Piae”, (A la divine Faustine pieuse).

Reverse

Reverse legend : MATRI CAST-RORVM.

Reverse description : Faustine assise à gauche, tenant un phoenix debout sur un globe de la main droite et un sceptre de la main gauche ; devant elle, deux étendards.

Reverse translation : “Matri Castrorum”, (A la mère des camps).