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Sestertius with bust of Faustina II, struck under Antoninus Pius
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 152–156
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34 mm. Weight: 28.32 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number67.633
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Faustina II, draped, right.
FAVSTINAAVG PIIAVGFIL
Reverse: Concordia seated left on throne, flower in right hand.
Beside throne cornucopia set on globe.
CONCOR DIA S C (left and right in field)
FAVSTINAAVG PIIAVGFIL
Reverse: Concordia seated left on throne, flower in right hand.
Beside throne cornucopia set on globe.
CONCOR DIA S C (left and right in field)
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Münzen und Medaillen Liste 274, March 1967, no. 51); May 10, 1967: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G.