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Lot 4113    SESSION 16 (9.30AM FRIDAY 29TH JULY)    Ancient Gold - Roman

Estimate $8,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au

FAUSTINA JUNIOR, as Augusta, (A.D. 147-175), gold aureus (6.67 g), Rome mint, struck under Marcus Aurelius, c.A.D. 161), obv. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust to left of Faustina, hair waved and fastened in bun on back of head, rev. DIANA LVCIF, Diana Lucifera, wearing crescent on head, draped, standing left, holding transverse, lighted torch in each hand, (S.5237, RIC III 673 (same rev. die), MIR 18, 7-2/20a, pl. 4 (same obv. die), Calico 2051 (same rev. die), BMC 86 (Aurelius and Verus), Biaggi 926 (same rev. die). Some marks on edge, underlying mint bloom, nearly extremely fine and rare.

Ex Triton XIX, (lot 573).

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