Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.24 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161.

Triton XXIV
Lot: 1097. Estimated: $ 4 000

Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 4 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.24 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 / AV G V STA, Ceres, veiled and draped, standing left, holding up lighted torches in both hands. RIC III 357a (Pius); Beckman dies df27/CB22, a (this coin illustrating dies in plates); Calicó 1758; BMCRE 403-5 (Pius); Biaggi 807-8; Mazzini 75**. Toned, underlying luster, a few light marks. EF.

Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 31 (26 October 2005), lot 53.


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