Diva Faustina I (wife of A. Pius) AV Aureus. Rome, circa AD 141-146. DIVA FAVSTINA, veiled and draped bust left, wearing stephane / AVGVSTA, Ceres standing left, veiled, holding torch and sceptre. RIC 356d (Pius); Strack -; Calicó 1765; BMCRE 398 (Pius); Biaggi 813. 6.98g, 19mm, 6h.
Near Mint State; wonderful, lustrous surfaces. Rare.
Acquired from Spink & Son Ltd.;
Ex Áureo & Calicó, Auction 301,13 December 2017, lot 1124.