Ancient Gold
Lot 4333 Session 15 (7.30pm Friday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $4,500
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FAUSTINA SENIOR, wife of Antoninus Pius, (died A.D.141), gold aureus, (7.358 grams), issued 146, Rome mint, obv. draped bust to right of Faustina, around DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, rev. Fortuna standing to left holding patera and rudder on globe, around AETER NITAS, (S.4548, BMC 285, RIC 349b, C.4). Good very fine and scarce.
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