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Electronic Auction 358  26 August 2015
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Lot 350

Estimate: 150 USD
Price realized: 90 USD
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Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 22.12 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 146-161. Draped bust right / Vesta standing left, sacrificing from patera over altar and holding long torch. RIC III 1130 (Antoninus Pius); Banti 52. Good VF, reddish-brown patina, minor porosity, gilt on obverse only, holed. Probably holed and gilded on the obverse for use as a pendant, most likely in antiquity.

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