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NYINC Signature Sale 3045 12-13 January 2016
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Diva Faustina Senior, wife of Antoninus (died AD 140/1). AR denarius (3.57 gm). Rome, under Antoninus Pius, ca. AD 146/7-161. Draped bust of Faustina right / Aeternitas standing facing, head left, lifting drapery with left hand and holding phoenix with right. RIC (Pius) 347. RSC 11. Exceptional example of this scarce reverse type! Sharply struck and lustrous. NGC MS 5/5 - 5/5.
Estimate: 300-400 USD
Diva Faustina Senior, wife of Antoninus (died AD 140/1). AR denarius (3.57 gm). Rome, under Antoninus Pius, ca. AD 146/7-161. Draped bust of Faustina right / Aeternitas standing facing, head left, lifting drapery with left hand and holding phoenix with right. RIC (Pius) 347. RSC 11. Exceptional example of this scarce reverse type! Sharply struck and lustrous. NGC MS 5/5 - 5/5.
Estimate: 300-400 USD