E-auction 97-50678 - brm_348662 - FAUSTA Centenionalis ou nummus

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Estimate :	80 €
Price :	43 €
Maximum bid :	54 €
End of the sale :	23 February 2015 15:47:30
bidders :	8 bidders

Type : Centenionalis ou nummus

Date: 326

Mint name / Town : Trèves

Metal : copper

Diameter : 17,5 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 2,98 g.

Rarity : R1

Officine: 2e

Coments on the condition:

Bel exemplaire sur un petit flan ovale, bien centré. Joli portrait. Patine marron foncé

Catalogue references :

C.6 (3f.) - RIC.483 - LRBC.37 - RC.3903 (45£) - MRK.141 /5

Obverse

Obverse legend : FLAV MAX - FAVSTA AVG.

Obverse description : Buste drapé de Fausta à droite, les cheveux retenus par un petit chignon, vu de trois quarts en avant (L).

Obverse translation : “Flavia Maxima Fausta Augusta”, (Flavie Maxima Fausta augusta).

Reverse

Reverse legend : SALVS REI-PVBLICAE// STR(CROISSANT POINTÉ).

Reverse description : Salus ou Fausta drapée, debout à gauche, tenant deux enfants dans ses bras.

Reverse translation : “Salus Reipublicæ”, (La Santé du bien public).

Commentary

Poids léger. Très beau portrait de Fausta avec la chevelure crantée, tirée en arrière et terminée par un petit chignon.
Lightweight. Very beautiful portrait of Fausta with her hair crimped, pulled back and finished with a small bun.