Diva Faustina I (wife of A. Pius) AV Aureus. Rome, AD 141-161. DIVA FAVSTINA, diademed and draped bust to right / AVGVSTA, Ceres standing facing, veiled head to left, holding lit torches in her upraised hands. RIC III 357a (Pius); C. 75; BMCRE 403 (Pius); Calicó 1758b. 7.13g, 20mm, 6h.
Mint State; lustrous, a splendid portrait struck in exceptionally high relief.
Ex Long Valley River Collection, Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction XX, 30 October 2020, lot 613;
Ex L. Harold Collection, Hess-Divo AG, Auction 324, 23 October 2013, lot 29;
Ex Émile Bourgey, 26 November 1956, lot 107.
Price realized | 9'500 GBP |
Starting price | 6'000 GBP |
Estimate | 10'000 GBP |