Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 713 Numistats ref: 673202
Antoninus Pius
Authority
Aureus
Denomination
-
Year
RIC ric.3.ant.504
RIC 504
References
Roman Imperial
Category
Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.00 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 149. FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust right, with hair bound in pearls at back of head / IV NO, Juno, diademed and draped, seated left on low seat, holding with right hand a child on her right knee and holding transverse scepter in left hand; to left, stands a child right, holding up two grain ears in right hand. RIC III 504 (Pius); Beckmann, Faustina, Group I (dies fa7/JS1); Calicó 2060 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 1043 (same obv. die); Biaggi 930 (same obv. die). Tiny marks on obverse, minor edge marks. EF. Beautiful portrait, the same obverse die as the coin on the cover of Martin Beckmann’s book Faustina the Younger: Coinage Portraits, and Public Image.
Description
EF
Grade
2876.25 EUR
Starting
4793.75 EUR
Estimate
EUR
Realized
Roman Imperial. Antoninus Pius. Aureus RIC ric.3.ant.504 RIC 504
Antoninus Pius
Authority
Aureus
Denomination
-
Mint
-
Year
RIC ric.3.ant.504
RIC 504
References
FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL
Obverse Legend
IVNO
Reverse Legend
Bust of Faustina the Younger, bare-headed, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right
Obverse Type
Juno, seated left, with child on knee, holding sceptre; before her, small figure standing right, holding corn-ears
Reverse Type
Sold (50%)
Unsold (50%)
