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Diva Faustina Senior (AD 138-140/1). AV aureus (19mm, 6.87 gm, 11h). NGC MS 5/5 - 3/5, edge filing. Rome, after AD 141. DIVA FAV-STINA, draped, veiled bust of Diva Faustina Senior left, seen from front, wreathed with corn ears, hair elaborately waved in several loops around head, braided, drawn up and coiled on top with pearls / AVGV-STA, Ceres standing facing, veiled head left, short lighted torch upward in each hand. RIC III (Antoninus Pius) 357b. Calicó 1759. Gloriously detailed portrait in high relief, struck on highly lustrous flan.
From the Monaco Collection. Ex Roma Numismatics, Auction 9 (22 March 2015), lot 713
Ceres, goddess of agriculture and motherhood, was the central figure in Rome's "Plebian Triad," along with Liber and Libera. She is shown on the reverse of this aureus bearing torches, searching the dark underworld for her daughter Proserpina, who had been borne off by Dis Pater (Pluto).
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Diva Faustina Senior (AD 138-140/1). AV aureus (19mm, 6.87 gm, 11h). NGC MS 5/5 - 3/5, edge filing. Rome, after AD 141. DIVA FAV-STINA, draped, veiled bust of Diva Faustina Senior left, seen from front, wreathed with corn ears, hair elaborately waved in several loops around head, braided, drawn up and coiled on top with pearls / AVGV-STA, Ceres standing facing, veiled head left, short lighted torch upward in each hand. RIC III (Antoninus Pius) 357b. Calicó 1759. Gloriously detailed portrait in high relief, struck on highly lustrous flan.
From the Monaco Collection. Ex Roma Numismatics, Auction 9 (22 March 2015), lot 713
Ceres, goddess of agriculture and motherhood, was the central figure in Rome's "Plebian Triad," along with Liber and Libera. She is shown on the reverse of this aureus bearing torches, searching the dark underworld for her daughter Proserpina, who had been borne off by Dis Pater (Pluto).
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-diva-faustina-senior-ad-138-140-1-av-aureus-19mm-687-gm-11h-ngc-ms-5-5-3-5-edge-filing/a/3094-32045.s?type=CoinArchives3094
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 20000-25000 USD