Details
LOT 3592
Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. After AD 141. Rome mint.
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AVGVSTA, Ceres standing facing, head to right, holding sceptre and corn-ears. RIC III 358 (Pius); BMCRE 389-394 (Pius); RSC 93. Near Very Fine.(3.20gr, 19mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
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