Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. EF.Triton XXVI Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold Sold For $ 8 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / AVG V STA, Ceres, veiled and draped, standing left, holding torch in right hand and scepter in left. RIC III 356a (Pius); Beckmann dies df63/CA28; Strack 469α (Pius); Calicó 1763a; BMCRE 395 and 397 (Pius); Adda 243; cf. Biaggi 812; Mazzini 95. Lustrous. EF. Well struck in high relief. |