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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: 20.5 mm. Weight: 7.14 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number67.599
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Faustina II, draped, right.
FAVSTINA AVGVSTA
Reverse: Cybele enthroned right, tympanum on left knee, flanked by lion left and right.
MATRI MAGNAE
FAVSTINA AVGVSTA
Reverse: Cybele enthroned right, tympanum on left knee, flanked by lion left and right.
MATRI MAGNAE
ProvenanceBy 1967: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., April 12, 1967