Details
LOT 2881
Diva Faustina Senior AE Sestertius. Died AD 140/1.
Rome mint; struck after AD 141. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AETERNITAS, Aeternitas standing facing, head to left, holding phoenix on globe with right hand and lifting hem of skirt with left; S C across fields. RIC III 1105 (Pius); Cohen 12; BMCRE 1490 (Pius). Near Very Fine.(24.46gr, 33mm, 10h.).
Provenance
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman, by family descent; collector's ticket included.
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