Details
LOT 3329
Fausta, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 324-326.
Treveri mint; struck AD 325-326. 1st officina. FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG, mantled bust to right / SPES REIPVBLICAE, Spes standing facing, head to left, holding two infants in her arms; PTR(pellet in crescent) in exergue. RIC VII 484. Extremely Fine. Lovely olive-green patina.(3.05gr, 19mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Killingholme Hoard, North Lincolnshire, found in 1993;
Ex Spink & Son, 3 March 2004.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman, collector's ticket included.
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