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Electronic Auction 516  18 May 2022
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Lot 507

Estimate: 2000 USD
Price realized: 2750 USD
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Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (17mm, 5.63 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / AVG V STA, Venus, draped, standing front, head left, holding apple on right hand and resting left on large round shield to right. RIC III 366a (Pius); Beckmann dies df12/AZ4; Calicó 1756. Lustrous red tone. VF. Rare reverse type, only three on CoinArchives.
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