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Nomos 23

30 November 2021
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Estimate: 8000 CHF
Hammer Price:  7500 CHF
Lot 226
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Faustina Junior, Augusta, 147-175. Aureus (Gold, 22 mm, 6.84 g, 12 h), struck under Marcus Aurelius, Rome, 161-164. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA Draped bust of Faustina Junior to right, her hair pulled back in waved bands and fastened in a low bun at the back of her head. Rev. SALVTI AVGVSTAE Salus seated left, feeding from patera held in her right hand serpent entwined around altar. Biaggi 935. BMC 151. Calicó 2075a. Cohen 198. MIR 18, 30-2b. RIC 716. With a pleasing portrait of the empress. Extremely fine.

Sold on behalf of the Compagnie Bancaire Helvétique, Switzerland, ex Lanz 125, 28 November 2005, 797.

Online bidding closes: 30 Nov 2021, 08:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 20 Apr 2024, 16:15:23 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:7500 CHF

Pre-Bidding closes on 30 November 2021 at 8:00 CET. Live bidding starts at 14:00 CET and is EXCLUSIVELY available on biddr. Separate registration is required.

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