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Diva Faustina Senior (AD 138-140/1). AV aureus (19mm, 6.88 gm, 11h). NGC XF 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 141-147. DIVA•AVGVSTA-FAVSTINA•, draped bust of Diva Faustina Senior right, seen from front, hair elaborately waved in several loops around head, braided, drawn up and coiled on top with pearls / PIETAS•-AVG•, Pietas standing facing, veiled head left, incense box in left hand, dropping incense from right hand into candelabrum to left. RIC III (Antoninus Pius) 395a. Calicó 1796.
Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 3085 Dallas (7 August 2020), lot 31141
Pietas, the quality of religious devotion, is personified on Roman coinage as a goddess performing a ritual sacrifice over an altar, as seen here. Although a patriarchal society, Romans placed great emphasis on what might be termed "feminine virtues" and honored them on their coins, particularly those of Roman empresses.
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Estimate: 3200-4800 USD
Diva Faustina Senior (AD 138-140/1). AV aureus (19mm, 6.88 gm, 11h). NGC XF 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 141-147. DIVA•AVGVSTA-FAVSTINA•, draped bust of Diva Faustina Senior right, seen from front, hair elaborately waved in several loops around head, braided, drawn up and coiled on top with pearls / PIETAS•-AVG•, Pietas standing facing, veiled head left, incense box in left hand, dropping incense from right hand into candelabrum to left. RIC III (Antoninus Pius) 395a. Calicó 1796.
Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 3085 Dallas (7 August 2020), lot 31141
Pietas, the quality of religious devotion, is personified on Roman coinage as a goddess performing a ritual sacrifice over an altar, as seen here. Although a patriarchal society, Romans placed great emphasis on what might be termed "feminine virtues" and honored them on their coins, particularly those of Roman empresses.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-diva-faustina-senior-ad-138-140-1-av-aureus-19mm-688-gm-11h-ngc-xf-5-5-4-5/a/3098-33301.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3098-01182022
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 3200-4800 USD