Faustina Senior. Augusta, AD 138-140/1. Æ Sestertius (32.5mm, 20.85 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. Near VF.

Electronic Auction 581
Lot: 611. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 70. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Faustina Senior. Augusta, AD 138-140/1. Æ Sestertius (32.5mm, 20.85 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. Draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / Vesta standing left, holding palladium and sacrificing with patera over lighted altar to left. RIC III 1126 (Pius); Banti 41. Green patina, areas of roughness, scratches. Near VF.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 461 (12 February 2020), lot 385; Phil Peck Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 19 February 2025 at 13:23:20 ET.

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