Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 23.85 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 150-late 150s. Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 129
Lot: 534.
Closing Date: May 14 2025 11:00 ET

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 750

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Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 23.85 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 150-late 150s. Draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / Aeternitas seated left, holding phoenix on globe and scepter. RIC III 1103A (Pius); Banti 7 var. (arrangement of obv. legend); Mazzini 15 (this coin). Brown-green patina, some verdigris on reverse. Good VF.

From the Meander Collection. Ex Giuseppe Mazzini Collection (publ. 1957).


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