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Diva Faustina Senior (AD 138-140/1). AV aureus (19mm, 7.18 gm, 6h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 141-147. DIVA AVGVS-TA FAVSTINA, draped bust of Faustina Senior right, seen from front, hair bound with pearls and coiled atop head / PIE-TAS AVG, Pietas standing facing, head left, incense box in left hand, dropping incense from right hand into candelabrum to left. RIC III (Antoninus Pius) 395a. Calicó 1796. Lovely portrait with reddish toning around the devices.
Pietas, the quality of religious devotion, is personified on Roman coinage as a goddess performing a ritual sacrifice over an altar, as seen here. Although a patriarchal society, Romans placed great emphasis on what might be termed "feminine virtues" and honored them on their coins, particularly those of Roman empresses.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 5000-6000 USD
Diva Faustina Senior (AD 138-140/1). AV aureus (19mm, 7.18 gm, 6h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 141-147. DIVA AVGVS-TA FAVSTINA, draped bust of Faustina Senior right, seen from front, hair bound with pearls and coiled atop head / PIE-TAS AVG, Pietas standing facing, head left, incense box in left hand, dropping incense from right hand into candelabrum to left. RIC III (Antoninus Pius) 395a. Calicó 1796. Lovely portrait with reddish toning around the devices.
Pietas, the quality of religious devotion, is personified on Roman coinage as a goddess performing a ritual sacrifice over an altar, as seen here. Although a patriarchal society, Romans placed great emphasis on what might be termed "feminine virtues" and honored them on their coins, particularly those of Roman empresses.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 5000-6000 USD