Live auction - brm_568950 - FAUSTINA MINOR Aureus

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Estimate :	5 000 €
Price :	3 000 €
Maximum bid :	3 000 €
End of the sale :	10 March 2020 15:02:53
bidders :	1 bidder

Type : Aureus

Date: c. 161-164

Mint name / Town : Roma

Metal : gold

Diameter : 19,5 mm

Orientation dies : 11 h.

Weight : 7,18 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Flan large, idéalement centré. Très beau buste de Faustine. Petites griffures devant la tête de la Santé au revers. Patine de collection

Catalogue references :

C.198 - RIC.716 - BMC/RE.151 - MIR.18/30 /2 - RCV.5244 (3750$) - Cal.2073

Obverse

Obverse legend : FAVSTINA - AVGVSTA.

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

Obverse translation : “Faustina Augusta”, (Faustine augusta).

Reverse

Reverse legend : SALVTI AVGVSTAE.

Reverse description : Salus (la Santé) assise sur un siège à dossier, le bras gauche appuyé sur le dossier et tenant une patère de la main droite, nourrissant un serpent enroulé autour d'un autel.

Reverse translation : “Saluti Augustæ”, (À la Santé de l'augusta).