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Triton XXIV  19-20 Jan 2021
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Lot 1099

Estimate: 5000 USD
Price realized: 6000 USD
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Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (21mm, 7.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. DIVA FAV STINA, draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / AVGV STA, Ceres, veiled and draped, standing left, holding torch in each hand. RIC III 357a (Pius); Beckmann dies df30/; Strack 471α (Pius); Calicó 1758; BMCRE 405 (Pius); Adda 241; Biaggi 807-8 var. (break in obv. legend); Mazzini 75 var. (same). In NGC encapsulation 2077396-005, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.

From the Grand Haven Collection. Ex Patrick Tan Collection (Goldberg 97, 6 June 2017), lot 2249; Roma XI (7 April 2016), lot 818; Roma VIII (28 September 2014), lot 1021.
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