Extremely Fine; wonderful chestnut patina | ROMAN EMPIRE. Fa...

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Extremely Fine; wonderful chestnut patina | ROMAN EMPIRE. Faustina I (wife of Antoninus Pius).
Bronze sestertius, AD 139-141. Rome.
Obv: FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII P P, draped bust right. Rev: IVNONI REGINAE, Juno, veiled, standing left, holding patera and sceptre; S-C across fields.
Extremely Fine; wonderful chestnut patina.

Reference: RIC III-1077a; BMCRE-1116.
Rarity: Very Rare issue; only 1 example cited by OCRE.
Provenance: from the Euclidean Collection; acquired from David Miller, March 2016.
Die Axis: 5h.
Diameter: 32 mm.
Weight: 26.56 g.
Composition: Bronze.

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Auction Date:
28th Mar 24 at 2pm GMT

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