Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2023 NYINC Auction 13-16 Jan 2023
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DIVA FAUSTINA SENIOR (WIFE OF ANTONINUS PIUS). AV Aureus (7.35 gms), Rome Mint, struck under Antoninus Pius, ca. A.D. 146-161. NGC MS, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5. Fine Style.
RIC-357A; Cal-1758. Commemorative issue. Obverse: Draped bust right; Reverse: Ceres standing left, holding torch in each hand. Retaining a high degree of glistening brilliance and offering an olive-yellow tone, this exceptional specimen serves as an enticing posthumous issue struck to honor the deceased wife of Antoninus Pius.
Estimate: $3000 - $5000
RIC-357A; Cal-1758. Commemorative issue. Obverse: Draped bust right; Reverse: Ceres standing left, holding torch in each hand. Retaining a high degree of glistening brilliance and offering an olive-yellow tone, this exceptional specimen serves as an enticing posthumous issue struck to honor the deceased wife of Antoninus Pius.
Estimate: $3000 - $5000