Ancient Gold
Lot 4523 Session 15 (7.30pm Friday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $7,500
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FAUSTINA SENIOR, wife of Antoninus Pius, (d.A.D. 141), issued after 147, gold aureus, Rome mint, (7.112 grams), obv. DIVA FAVSTINA around, draped bust of Faustina to right, rev. AVG VSTA, Ceres standing left holding lit torches in each hand, (S.4554, RIC 357a, BMC 403, C.75). Extremely fine or better and very rare.
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