| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 144 with CNG & NGSA | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 1086 Price realized: 3,000 CHF (Approx. 3,316 USD / 3,080 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: The Geoffrey Cope Collection of Ancient Greek and Roman Bronzes. The Roman Empire. Diva Faustina I, wife of Antonius Pius. Description Sestertius, Roma after 141, Æ 31 mm, 24.78 g. DIVA FAV – STINA Draped bust r. hair coiled on top of head. Rev. AETERNITAS Faustina seated l. holding sceptre in car drawn l. by two elephants with riders. In exergue, S C. Reference C 57 BMC A. Pius 241 RIC Antoninus Pius 1113 Condition Very rare. A very pleasant olive green-brown patina, reverse legend partially tooled, otherwise about extremely fine Provenance Leu-M&M sale 2-3 November 1967, Niggeler part III, 1314 Lanz sale 161, 2015, 320 Estimate: 2500 CHF |  |
