Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1144. Closing Date: Jan 
 10, 2005. Sold For $1400 

DIVA FAUSTINA SENIOR. Died 141 AD. Æ As (11.00 gm, 
 11h). Struck under Antoninus Pius, 147-157 AD. 
 DIVA FAUSTINA, draped bust right, hair elaborately 
 waved and piled in bun on top of head / S C in 
 exergue, crescent surrounded by seven stars. RIC 
 III 1199 (Antoninus Pius) var. (obv. legend); 
 Strack 1249a var. (same); BMCRE 1476 (Antoninus 
 Pius) var. (same); Cohen 275 var. (same); Mazzini 
 275* var. (same). Near EF, mottled gray-green 
 patina. Apparently an unpublished variety. ($600)
From the Tony Hardy Collection.


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