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Details
LOT 3446
Faustina II AE 20mm of Gadara, Decapolis. Dated CY 225 (AD 161/2).
ΦΑVϹΤΙΝΑ ϹЄΒΑϹΤΗ, draped bust to right / ΓΑΔΑ[ΡЄ]-ΩΝ • ЄΚC, diademed and draped bust of Zeus to right. RPC IV.3, 6675 (temporary); Rosenberger 51; Sofaer 44; Spijkerman 49. Very Fine.(6.34gr, 20mm, 6h.). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 574, 6 November 2024, lot 265.
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