★ A beautiful lifetime sestertius of Faustina Senior ★

Faustina Senior, Augusta, 138-140/1. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 32 mm, 24.95 g, 6 h), Rome. FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII P P Draped bust of Faustina to right. Rev. CONCORDIA AVG / S - C Concordia standing front, head to left, holding patera in her right hand and double cornucopiae in her left. BMC 1115. Cohen 154 var. (omits PII in error). RIC 1076. A beautiful lifetime sestertius with an impressive portrait. Somewhat smoothed and with some corrosion, otherwise, good very fine.

From a Swiss collection in Ticino, formed over the past 25 years.