Diva Faustina Senior (AD 138-140/1). AV aureus (19mm, 6.98 gm, 6h). NGC XF 5/5 - 2/5, scratches, edge filing. Rome, after AD 141. DIVA AVGVS-FAVSTINA, draped bust of Diva Faustina Senior right, seen from front, hair elaborately waved in several loops around head under thin band, braided, drawn up and coiled on top with pearls / PIE-TAS AVG, Pietas standing facing, veiled head left, box in left hand, sprinkling incense with right over lighted and garlanded altar at left. RIC III (Antoninus Pius) 394a. Calicó 1799.
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