ANCIENT COINS. Roman,. A Collection Of The Coins Illustrated In Silver Heads, Royal Tales. Faustina Snr (wife of Antoninus Pius), Silver Denarius, after AD 147, DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, rev AVGVSTA, Ceres standing left, holding corn-ears and long torch, 3.46g, 7h (SHRT, pp.282-283; RIC 360; C 78; RCV 4582). Attractively toned with light iridescence, extremely fine.
ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 38, Zürich, 21 March 2007, lot 70
Estimate: £150-180