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Diva Faustina Senior (AD 138-140/1). AV aureus (19mm, 6.73 gm, 6h). NGC XF 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 147-161. DIVA-FAVSTINA, draped bust of Faustina Senior right, seen from front, hair bound with pearls and coiled atop head / AVG-V-STA, Ceres standing facing, veiled head left, short torch upward in each hand. RIC III (Antoninus Pius) 357a. Calicó 1758.
Ceres, goddess of agriculture and motherhood, was the central figure in Rome's "Plebian Triad," along with Liber and Libera. She is shown on the reverse of this aureus bearing a torch, searching the dark underworld for her daughter Proserpina, who had been borne off by Dis Pater (aka Pluto).
HID02901242017
Estimate: 5000-6000 USD
Diva Faustina Senior (AD 138-140/1). AV aureus (19mm, 6.73 gm, 6h). NGC XF 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 147-161. DIVA-FAVSTINA, draped bust of Faustina Senior right, seen from front, hair bound with pearls and coiled atop head / AVG-V-STA, Ceres standing facing, veiled head left, short torch upward in each hand. RIC III (Antoninus Pius) 357a. Calicó 1758.
Ceres, goddess of agriculture and motherhood, was the central figure in Rome's "Plebian Triad," along with Liber and Libera. She is shown on the reverse of this aureus bearing a torch, searching the dark underworld for her daughter Proserpina, who had been borne off by Dis Pater (aka Pluto).
HID02901242017
Estimate: 5000-6000 USD