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Thracia, Pautalia, Faustina jun., Ruzicka 102 cf.
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Faustina jun., died AD 176
AE 22, 8.25g
obv. FAVCTEINA - CEBACTH
Büste, drapiert, r.
rev. OVLPI - AC PA - VTALIAC
Athena wearing crested helmet, std. l., l. foot on three-feeted footstool;
holding in outstretched r. hand winged Nike with wreath and palmbranch,
floating l.; raised l. hand holding spear, over l. armpit mantle, r. below her
shield leaning at throne (decorated outside
cf. Ruzicka 102 (footstool not mentioned, different legend-breaks); SNG Copenhagen 693; Varbanov (engl.) 4463; Moushmov 4130
rare, F/about VF, nice green patina, flan-flaw on obv.
Odd obv., but a nice rev.! Recalls the famous Lysimachos tetradrachms.
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