Faustina Senior (wife of Antoninus Pius, died 141), aureus, Rome, posthumous issue, undated, DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, rev., AVGVSTA, Ceres, veiled, standing left, holding torch and sceptre, 7.36g, die axis 7.00 (RIC 356; BMC 395; Calico 1763; C. 95), light scratch on portrait, otherwise good extremely fine. Provenance: Hess-Leu 45, 12 May 1970, lot 539 and previously a duplicate from an American Museum.
(3000-4000 GBP)