Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 25.93 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161.

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Lot: 593. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 25.93 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. Draped bust right, wearing pearls bound on top of her head / Ceres standing left, holding grain ears and long lighted torch. RIC III 1128 (Pius); Banti 44. Brown patina with some hard green deposits, light cleaning scratches, vertical edge file marks that give the appearance of reeding, also light horizontal scratches on the edge. VF.

Ex Triton XVII (7 January 2014), lot 712.


Closing Date and Time: 9 June 2021 at 13:17:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.