Faustina I, Diva. Denarius; Faustina I, Diva; Died 140 AD, Denarius, Rome, 3.45g. BM-443, C-119, RIC-371. Obv: DIVA - FAVSTINA Bust draped r. Rx: AVGVSTA Vesta, veiled, seated l. holding patera and scepter.This portrait and others of Faustina show the great wealth of the Roman Empire in that her hair is held together with magnificent strands of then exceptionally rare pearls. MS
Estimate: $250