CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
- Emperor:
- Faustina II the Younger, struck under Antoninus Pius
- Denomination:
- AE As
- Composition:
- Copper
- Date:
- circa 147-150 AD; issue 3
- Obverse:
- FAVSTINA AVG - PII AVG FIL, Bust of Faustina II, draped, right; the hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines, with ringlets down the front: it is coiled on back of head in chignon, fastened with pearls
- Reverse:
- I V - N O, Juno, draped, standing front, head left, holding patera in right hand and vertical sceptre in left; S C left and right, low in field
- Reference:
- BMCRE IV [Pius] 2188; RIC III 1398 [Pius]; Cohen III 124; SRCV II 4726
- Size:
- 28.36mm, 13.5g, 1h
- Province:
- Rome mint
- Grade:
- VF, attractive portrait, boldly struck, well centred, brown surfaces, patina remnants,
- Rarity:
- rare, only a few examples listed in online auction archives
- Provenance:
- ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 407 (11 October 2017), Lot 571; ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 298 (13 March 2013), Lot 282; from the Robert O. Ebert Collection, Part I, Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio Auction 174 (11 January 2013), Lot 5646 (part of)
Faustina II 'the Younger' ('Annia Galeria Faustina Minor) was the daughter of the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius and Faustina I 'the Elder', and the wife of Roman Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Juno, was a Roman Goddess who protected the state and also the women of Rome. Often featured with a peacock (not on this coin).
I, Peter A. Piliouras of Ancient Coin Traders irrevocably guarantee for life to the Purchaser that this ancient coin is authentic. If this coin is deemed not to be authentic by a professional certification service, then I will refund to the Purchaser the full cost of acquiring the coin (including shipping) together with the certification fees.
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Signed: Peter Anthony Piliouras
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