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LOT 2926
Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. Struck under Antoninus Pius, after AD 141. Rome mint.
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / CONSECRATIO, Ceres standing to left, raising her right hand hand and holding torch with her left. RIC 382a. Near Extremely Fine.(2.87gr, 17mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Classical Numismatic Group.
Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian.
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Very Fine.
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Carus BI Antoninianus. AD 283. Ticinum(?) mint.
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IMP CARVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PAX EXERCIT[I], Pax standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch in her right hand and standard in her left; P[...] in exergue. Cf. RIC 75. 3.13gr, 24mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
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Nerva AR Denarius. AD 97. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Very Fine.
Ex Lawrence's, UK. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
