Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 24.37 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 140-145. VF.

Electronic Auction 568
Lot: 486. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 24.37 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 140-145. Draped bust right, wearing pearls bound on top of her head / Pietas standing left, dropping incense onto lighted candelabrum-altar and holding acerra. RIC III 1146A (Pius); Beckmann dies (daf58/PA– [unlisted rev. die])Banti 87. Dark green patina, scratches, marks, smoothing, areas of roughness on reverse. VF.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 453 (2 October 2019), lot 549.


Closing Date and Time: 14 August 2024 at 12:41:40 ET.

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