| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 795 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. Æ Sestertius (31.5mm, 25.55 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 150-151. Draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / Temple of Diva Faustina: façade of hexastyle temple on podium of three steps, railing in front, statues before outer columns, relief in base and pediment, quadriga and Victories as acroteria; within, statue of Faustina seated left, holding globe in right hand and spear in left. RIC III 1115a (Antoninus Pius); Banti 27 (this coin illustrated); Elkins, Monuments, Figure 130. Dark green patina, smoothing. VF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex DMS Collection (Triton XXVI, 10 January 2023), lot 773 (hammer $4000); CNG inventory 998515 (April 2015); Morton & Eden 72 (15 December 2014), lot 112; Galerie des Monnaies (9 June 1978), lot 1745. Estimate: 2000 USD |  |
