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LOT 3626
Diva Faustina I AE Dupondius. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 141-146. Rome mint.
DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, draped bust to right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / AETER-NITAS, Pietas standing to left by altar, raising right hand and holding box of incense with left. RIC III 1161 (Pius) var. (DIVA FAVSTINA). Good Very Fine. Dark green patina. Extremely rare with this obverse legend.(10.41gr, 24mm, 5h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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