RB92456. Bronze as, RIC III MA1680 (R); BMCRE IV p. 543, MA999; Cohen III 241; SRCV II 5305; Hunter II p. 360, 78, VF, dark burgundy and black patina, well centered, bumps, marks, areas of light corrosion, Rome mint, weight 11.911g, maximum diameter 26.5mm, die axis 195
o, struck under Marcus Aurelius, 161 - 175 A.D.; obverse FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair in waves and bun at the back; reverse VENERI VICTRICI (to victorious Venus), Venus standing right, nude to the waist, both hands holding the right arm of Mars, Mars standing front, nude, helmeted head left, shield on his left arm, parazonium at left side, S - C (senatus consulto) across field; from the Errett Bishop Collection;
rare;
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