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Aureus with bust of Faustina II, struck under Marcus Aurelius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 161–176
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 7.50 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number52.1018
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Faustina II, draped, right.
FAVSTINA AVGVSTA
Reverse: Salus, draped, seated left on throne, feeding snake out of patera in right hand.
SALVTIAVGVSTAE
FAVSTINA AVGVSTA
Reverse: Salus, draped, seated left on throne, feeding snake out of patera in right hand.
SALVTIAVGVSTAE
ProvenanceBy 1952: with Hotel Drouot, 7 rue Drouot, Paris (auction, June 13, 1952, lot 182); sold at Hotel Drouot auction to Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland on behalf of MFA; September 11, 1952: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G. for $105.00