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Description

Ancient Roman Empire (Roman Imperial)
Sestertius of Faustina II (145-176 AD)
RIC-1387, Cohen - (250,252)
Wt:28.46 grams, about 30 mm in diameter
Empress Faustina facing right, FAUSTINA AVG. PII.AVG.FIL Faustina (wife of Marcus Aurelius) Draped Bust right. / Venus standing to left, holding an apple and scepter. S. C. (Senatus Consulto) at left and right.

Faustina II (130–175 AD)
Roman empress and wife of Marcus Aurelius.
130 -175 AD
She was born in 130 AD and died in 175 AD in Halala, later renamed Faustinopolis, in Asia Minor. She was the daughter of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius (reigned from 138–161) and Faustina I (c. 90–141 AD); married her cousin Marcus Annius Verus, and later the emperor Marcus Aurelius (reigned from 161–180), in 145. She gave birth to 14 children.
 

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Shipping

We ship worldwide, and we ship daily. We observe custom laws and requirements. Any customs, import fees or taxes are the responsibility of the buyer. 

Payments logged before 2:00 pm will be shipped the same day. Payments received after 2:00 pm are sent the following business day. Business days are Monday through Friday and do not include holidays.

A "Get it Fast" request is shipped via domestic Express Mail overnight or the equivalent and is always shipped the same day if possible. Items that end after Friday at 2:00 pm that require Express Mail, will ship on Saturdays for U.S. Monday delivery.

Items are well packaged. We aim to get your package to you intact, and quickly delivered. All packages have tracking numbers so you may monitor the progress of your shipment.

International Shipment of items valued at US $50 or more are sent Express Mail and include rapid delivery and tracking information. Please contact us after the sale if you wish to ship using another secure method such as FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc. 

 

Terms of Sale

All items are guaranteed to be genuine, and as described.

Opinions on grading and condition are our opinions only, and are based on our experience in the numismatic market. We do not guarantee that material sent to a specific grading service will agree with our opinion (though often they are less conservative graders).

Unless specifically cited in the auction or sale, there is a fourteen day return privilege that begins on the day that you receive the item. This includes a full refund for the item(s), though return postage is the buyer's responsibility. 

Returned items must arrive in the same condition, and in the same holders in which they were shipped.

 

About Us

We have been in the coin and paper money business for more than 40 years, and provide numismatic support for evaluation and authentication. On occasion, we find tasty morsels to add to our unusual and interesting inventory, that periodically, we offer for sale. Please check on current offerings here. I think you will find them interesting and satisfying.

We are members of:

American Numismatic Association, American Numismatic Society, Numismatic Literary Guild, Florida United Numismatists, Society of Paper Money Collectors, Central States Numismatic Society, International Bank Note Society, Gold Coast CC, Fort Lauderdale CC, Virginia Numismatic Society, Fairfax Coin Club (Virginia), Royal Numismatic Society (UK)