Ancient Gold Coins - Roman
Lot 4706 SESSION 18 (2.30PM THURSDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER) Ancient Gold Coins - Roman
Estimate $5,000
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SOLD $7,000
FAUSTINA SENIOR, wife of Antoninus Pius, (died A.D. 140/1), gold aureus (7.21 g), Rome mint, struck under Antoninus Pius after A.D. 147, obv. DIVA FAV STINA, draped bust of Faustina to right, hair coiled atop head, rev. AVG-V-STA, Ceres, veiled, standing left, holding torch in each hand, (S.4554, RIC (Antoninus) 357a. BMC (Antoninus) 405 (Pius). Nicely struck, with light reddish toning, extremely fine and rare.
In a NGC slab graded Ch XF, Strike 5/5; Surface 5/5.
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