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Coin Type: Silver denarius of Faustina Junior, 147-176 CE Mint and Date: Rome, date unknown. Size and Weight: 18mm, 3.2g Obverse: Draped bust right, hair waved and coiled at back of head, band of pearls around. FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL Reverse: Venus standing facing, head left, right hand holding an apple, left hand holding a rudder around which a dolphin is twined. VENVS Provenance: Barry & Darling (Vauctions), April 2005. Ref: RCV (2002) 4708; RIC III Antoninus Pius 513d. BW Ref: 011 038 040 |
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