Hess Divo

Auction 343  –  25 May 2025

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Hess Divo, Auction 343

Ancient and Modern Rarities - The Eberhard W. Kornfeld Collection

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Description

COINS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE.
FAUSTINA II, wife of Marcus Aurelius, died 176 AD. Aureus, no date, about 165. AV 7.31 g. FAVSTINA - AVGVSTA Draped bust r., the hair in a chignon at the back of the head. Rev. HIL-A - RITAS Hilaritas, wearing long dress, standing facing, head turned l., holding cornucopiae with her l. hand, large palm branch with her r. hand. BMC 399, 98; C. 110; Calicó I, 374, 2057; RIC 269, 684.
Extremely fine

Provenance:
Auction Tauler & Faun, Madrid 60 (2020), 200
Auction F.R. Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück 376 (2022), 5015.

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