Watch List notes:

Diva Faustina Senior, died in 140/1. Aureus (Gold, 21mm, 7.04 g 6), Rome, c. 150. DIVA FAVSTINA Draped bust of Diva Faustina to right, her hair adorned with pearls and piled up on top of her head. Rev. AVGVSTA Ceres standing left, holding torches in her upraised right and left hands. Biaggi 808. BMC 403. Calicó 1758. Cohen 75. RIC 357a. A lovely piece with an expressive and kind portrait. Minor edge mark, otherwise, good extremely fine.


From the collection of the MoneyMuseum in Zürich and from the collections of a Specialist, Leu 93, 10 May 2005, 30 and of R. de Castro Maya, Bourgey 18 November 1957, 310.