| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 767 Price realized: 3,500 USD (Approx. 3,206 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 26.00 g, 11h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 140-141. DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / CONSE CRATIO, S C in exergue, funeral pyre in three stories, set on base, ornamented and garlanded, surmounted by charioteer in biga right. RIC III 1135 (Pius); Beckmann dies (daf9/FP2); Strack 1238 (Pius); Banti 61 var. (break in obv. legend); BMCRE 1429; Mazzini 186 (this coin). Dark green and brown patina, some roughness, flan crack. Good VF. Exceptional for type. From the Wayne Scheible Collection. Ex Edward J. Waddell inventory 19145 (ND); Giuseppe Mazzini Collection (publ. 1957). The funeral pyre depicted on this sestertius is much more elaborate than those usually seen on other Roman consecration coins. The tiered structure is adorned with columns, garlands and what appear to be temple doors. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
