Details
LOT 3374
Diva Faustina I AE Dupondius. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 150-late 150s. Rome mint.
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right, wearing pearls bound on top of her head / [AET]ER-NITAS, Aeternitas seated to left, holding phoenix on globe and sceptre; S C in exergue. RIC III 1156 (Pius). Near Very Fine.(13.51gr, 27mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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