Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 141-146. Near VF.

Triton XXVIII – Session 6
Lot: 6101.

Roman Imperial, Silver

Estimate: $ 200

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Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 141-146. DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, draped bust right, wearing pearls bound on top of her head / PVELLAE [FAVSTIN]IANAE, official seated left on a platform, leaning forward to hand rolled document to a young girl being held aloft toward him by a man standing before the platform; second official standing left behind the first, pointing toward the document; directly below the officials, second citizen bending to lift up second girl in order to present her to the officials. RIC III 399a (Pius); RSC 262. Toned, trace deposits and some shallow cleaning scratches on the obverse. Near VF. Very rare.

From the CLA Collection. Ex Pegasi Auctions X (5 May 2004), lot 464.

The reverse of this piece commemorates the Girls of Faustina, a young women’s charity established by Antoninus in memory of his late wife.

Closing Date and Time: 23 January 2025 at 10:33:20 ET.



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