Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. Æ As (25.5mm, 11.22 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 141-146. VF.

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Lot: 539. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 325. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. Æ As (25.5mm, 11.22 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 141-146. Draped bust right, wearing pearls bound on top of her head / Seven stars (septentriones) within and around crescent moon. RIC III 1199a (Pius). Green patina, chipped in places. VF.

Ex Künker e-Live 66 (4 May 2021), lot 235; Künker 295 (25 September 2017), lot 878.

Latin Septentriones refers to the seven stars in Ursa Major that make up the Big Dipper, or sometimes to the seven stars in Ursa Minor that comprise the Little Dipper.

Closing Date and Time: 21 February 2024 at 12:59:20 ET.

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