| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 794 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.28 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 150-161. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / AETE R NITAS, Aeternitas standing left, holding globe in outstretched right hand and rudder set on ground in left. RIC III 348; Beckman dies Df31/AB6; Calicó 1747 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 359 (Pius); Adda 239; Mazzini 5. Fully lustrous and fine style, some insignificant scratches and a very small dig on reverse. Superb EF. Ex Willamette Valley Collection; Tauler and Fau 50 (5 February 2020), lot 234; Roma XVIII (29 September 2019), lot 1168; Triton XXII (8 January 2019), lot 1101; Numismatica Ars Classica 106 (9 May 2018), lot 964; PML Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 100, 29 May 2017), lot 504. Estimate: 10000 USD |  |
