Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.31 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. Choice EF.

Triton XXVI
Lot: 772. Estimated: $ 20 000

Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 16 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.31 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. DIVA FAVSTINA, veiled and draped bust left, wearing stephane and hair bound in pearls on top of her head / AETER NITAS, Fortuna, draped, standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and rudder in left. RIC III 349a (Pius) var. (bust type); Beckmann dies df62/AC2; Calicó 1745a (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE –. Lustrous, traces of deposits on reverse. Choice EF. Outstanding portrait of artistic merit struck in high relief.

Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 120 (6 October 2020), lot 785; Egon Beckenbauer Collection (Künker 280, 26 September 2016), lot 627 (front cover coin); Aufhäuser 4 (7 October 1987), lot 311.


The final winners of all Triton XXVI lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 10-11 January 2023.

Triton XXVI – Session Three – Lots 674-990 will be held Wednesday morning, 11 January 2023 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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