Ruler
Faustina Junior
Value
Sestertius
Reverse Legend
SIDERIBVS RECEPTA Diana
Grade
Good very fine
Mint
Rome
Date
175/180 AD.
Weigth and Diameter
22,50 g. 30 mm.
Metal
Bronze
Roman Empire - Diva Faustina II (wife of M. Aurelius) Æ Sestertius (22,50 g., 30 mm). Rome, AD 175-180.
DIVA FAVSTINA PIA, draped bust to right /
SIDERIBVS RECEPTA, Faustina as Diana, standing to left, with crescent at shoulders, holding long torch in both hands; S-C across fields.
RIC III 1716 (Aurelius); MIR 65-6/10; BMCRE 1589 (Aurelius & Verus); Cohen 216
Very fine, brown old cabinet patina. Very scarce!
2024-1655 (6166)