RB93047. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC III MA1691, MIR 18 52-6/10, BMCRE IV MA1566, Hunter II 18, Cohen III 8, SRCV II 5223, VF/gF, nice portrait, attractive brown patina, large flan split, edge cracks, porosity on reverse, Rome mint, weight 24.000g, maximum diameter 34.5mm, die axis 180
o, posthumous, 176 - 177 A.D.; obverse DIVA FAVSTINA PIA, bust of Faustina the Younger right, draped, veiled, hair elaborately waved in nearly vertical lines and fastened in a low chignon at back of head; reverse AETERNITAS, Ceres standing front, veiled, draped, head left, raising veil with right hand, long torch in left hand, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field below center; from the Errett Bishop Collection;
scarce;
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