Watch List notes:

Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.75 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 145-150. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, with hair bound in pearls / AV-GV-STA, Fortuna standing left, holding patera and rudder set on globe. RIC III 372a (Pius); Beckmann dies AF4/df79; Calicó 1761a; Biaggi –. EF, lustrous, tiny nick on ear. Attractive portrait.


Ex Heritage 3042 (17 September 2015), lot 29214.