A Distinguished Collection of Roman Bronze Coins, the Property of a Gentleman

Roman Imperial Coinage, Diva Faustina Junior, Sestertius, Rome, after 176, draped and bust right, divae favstin avg matr castror, rev. consecratio, draped and tiered funeral pyre, Faustina in biga on summit, s c in field, 31.32g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 1709; BMC 1552; C 80; Sear 5231). Very fine, brown patina, very rare £300-400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Distinguished Collection of Roman Bronze Coins, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Provenance: P. Vautier Collection, Naville Auction II (Lucerne), 12-14 June 1922, lot 956; J. Campion Collection, Glendining Auction, 30 November-2 December 1937, lot 227; E.A. Sydenham Collection, Glendining Auction, 10 December 1941, lot 190.

Faustina often accompanied her husband on military campaigns and was loved and revered by the soldiers. Aurelius bestowed upon her the title of Mater Castrorum or ‘Mother of the Camp’