The Coin Cabinet Ltd. > The Euclidean Collection | Auction date: 28 March 2024 |
Lot number: 242 Price realized: 220 GBP (Approx. 278 USD / 257 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: About Extremely Fine; lightly cleaned and smoothed | ROMAN EMPIRE. Diva Faustina I (wife of Antoninus Pius). Bronze sestertius, after AD 141. Rome. Obv: DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, draped bust right. Rev: PIETAS AVG, Pietas, draped and veiled, standing facing, head left, holding pyxis and dropping incense onto lighted candelabrum; S-C across fields. About Extremely Fine; lightly cleaned and smoothed. Reference: RIC III-1146a (Antoninus Pius); BMCRE-1444 (Antoninus Pius). Provenance: from the Euclidean Collection; acquired from David Miller, September 2015; ex Noonans, Sale 129 (18/3/2015), lot 7. Die Axis: 11h. Diameter: 34 mm. Weight: 31.14 g. Composition: Bronze. PLEASE NOTE: 20% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order. Estimate: 350 GBP Starting price: 125 GBP |