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Lot # 484
Annia Faustina, third wife of Elagabalus (Augusta 221 AD). BI Tetradrachm, Alexandria mint, Egypt. Dated RY 5 (221/2 AD). Obv. ANNIA ΦAVCTINA. Draped bust right. Rev. Athena standing left, wearing aegis, holding Nike bearing wreath and palm, and leaning on shield; LЄ (date) in left field. Dattari (Savio) 4192; Emmett 3030; BMC 1550; Geissen 2384. BI. 13.35 g. 23.00 mm. RR. Very rare. Handsome example, for issue. Brown patina, with emerald green spots. About VF.
Ex E.E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection, Naville Numismatics Ltd. 38, 2018, 328.