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Diva Faustina Senior (AD 138-140/1). AV aureus (20mm, 7.24 gm, 5h). NGC Choice MS 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Rome, ca. AD 146-161. DIVA-FAVSTINA, veiled, draped bust of Diva Faustina Senior left, seen from front, hair elaborately waved in several loops around head under thin beaded band, braided, drawn up and coiled on top with pearls / AETER-NITAS, Fortuna standing facing, head left, patera in outstretched right hand, grounded rudder in left. Calicó 1745a. RIC III (Antoninus Pius) 349a var. (bust type). Struck from pristine, fresh dies, with a simply breathtaking portrait.
Ex Altstetten Collection, kept in the vault of Crédit Suisse Geneva since 26 November 1969 (Roma Numismatics, Auction XXII, 7 October 2021), lot 797
Only two years into Antoninus' reign, his wife Faustina died of an unknown illness. The grief-stricken Antoninus secured her deification and issued an immense coinage in her name, the largest for any Roman woman to that point. While the staid Roman historians of later eras criticized her lack of "gravitas," Antoninus was devoted to her and the cult he established in her name became exceedingly popular, particularly with women. Her temple was later also consecrated to Divus Antoninus upon his death and deification, and is one of the few Roman structures that survives more or less intact in the Forum today. This elegant aureus is a rare variant that depicts a beautifully modeled figure of Fortuna, goddess of good fortune, holding both a patera and tiller.
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Estimate: 20000-30000 USD
Diva Faustina Senior (AD 138-140/1). AV aureus (20mm, 7.24 gm, 5h). NGC Choice MS 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Rome, ca. AD 146-161. DIVA-FAVSTINA, veiled, draped bust of Diva Faustina Senior left, seen from front, hair elaborately waved in several loops around head under thin beaded band, braided, drawn up and coiled on top with pearls / AETER-NITAS, Fortuna standing facing, head left, patera in outstretched right hand, grounded rudder in left. Calicó 1745a. RIC III (Antoninus Pius) 349a var. (bust type). Struck from pristine, fresh dies, with a simply breathtaking portrait.
Ex Altstetten Collection, kept in the vault of Crédit Suisse Geneva since 26 November 1969 (Roma Numismatics, Auction XXII, 7 October 2021), lot 797
Only two years into Antoninus' reign, his wife Faustina died of an unknown illness. The grief-stricken Antoninus secured her deification and issued an immense coinage in her name, the largest for any Roman woman to that point. While the staid Roman historians of later eras criticized her lack of "gravitas," Antoninus was devoted to her and the cult he established in her name became exceedingly popular, particularly with women. Her temple was later also consecrated to Divus Antoninus upon his death and deification, and is one of the few Roman structures that survives more or less intact in the Forum today. This elegant aureus is a rare variant that depicts a beautifully modeled figure of Fortuna, goddess of good fortune, holding both a patera and tiller.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-diva-faustina-senior-ad-138-140-1-av-aureus-20mm-724-gm-5h-ngc-choice-ms-5-5-4-5-fine-style/a/3105-32088.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3105-01092023
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 20000-30000 USD