Bertolami Fine Art - Máchova 838, Vinohrady 18, 120 00 Prague
Auction 347 – RES PVBLICA, IMPERIVM, BYZANTIVM A Selected Collection of Roman Republican, Imperial and Byzantine Coins 2nd Part
Wednesday 9 July 2025 hours 15:30 (UTC +01:00)
Faustina II, Sestertius struck under Antoninus Pius, Rome, 145-146; Æ (29,52 g; 32,7 mm; 12 h)
FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL Draped bust to r., hair waved and rolled into bun coiled at back; Rv. VENVS Venus standing to l., holding apple and rudder, around which dolphin is entwined; S – C across fields. RIC 1388 (Pius); Cohen 268. Untouched brown patina with green hues. Extremely fine.