Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.35 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161.Triton XXIV Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold Sold For $ 5 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.35 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. DIVA FAV STINA, veiled and draped bust left, wearing stephane and hair bound in pearls on top of her head / AVG VSTA, Ceres, veiled and draped, standing left, holding torch in each hand. RIC III 357b (Pius) corr. (laureate in error); Beckmann dies df44/CB8, a (this coin referenced); Strack 4711/b (Pius); Calicó 1760 var. (break in rev. legend); BMCRE 406 var. (same); cf. Adda 242; cf. Biaggi 809; Mazzini 76. Underlying luster. Near EF. |