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Aureus with bust of Faustina II, struck under Antoninus Pius
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 152–156
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 19.5 mm. Weight: 7.40 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number53.2019
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Faustina II, draped, left, hair waved and fastened in a bun.
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Reverse: Dove standing right.
CONCORDIA
FAVSTINAAVG PIIAVGFIL
Reverse: Dove standing right.
CONCORDIA
ProvenanceBy 1953: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Münzen und Medaillen A.G. auction 12, June 11-13, 1953, lot 823 [as ex J. P. Morgan Collection]); September 10, 1953: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G. for $ 333.36