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Collector's Choice May 2020 Auction 13 May 2020
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DIVA FAUSTINA SENIOR (WIFE OF ANTONINUS PIUS, DIED A.D. 140/1). AV Aureus (6.77 gms), Rome Mint, Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa A.D. 146-161. NGC AU, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5.
RIC-378 (Pius); Calico-1772a. Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right; Reverse: CERES, Ceres standing left, holding grain ears and torch. A lightly toned and pleasing example of this commemorative issue struck in honor of Pius's deceased wife, who passed away just a few years into his reign.
Estimate: $3000.00- $4000.00
RIC-378 (Pius); Calico-1772a. Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right; Reverse: CERES, Ceres standing left, holding grain ears and torch. A lightly toned and pleasing example of this commemorative issue struck in honor of Pius's deceased wife, who passed away just a few years into his reign.
Estimate: $3000.00- $4000.00