Faustina II, AE24 of Ilion, Troas. 147-175 AD.

FAVCTINA AVG CEBAC, draped bust right.
ILIEWN below, cult image of Athena Ilias right on garlanded 
altar, with kalathos, spear and distaff; before her a tree 
with a sacrificial cow suspended from it head uppermost; the 
upper body of a man wearing an exomis (tunic), apparently 
sitting in the tree, holding one of the cow's horns with his 
left hand and raising a knife in his right.

Bellinger T166; Fritze Ilion 68; BMC 53; SNG München 248. 
Fine, dark green patina. Interesting.

From the J.S. Wagner Collection.
250, Lot: 221. Estimate $100.
Sold for $230. 
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