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Aureus with bust of Diva Faustina I, struck under Antoninus Pius
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 150
Mint: Italy, Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 7.21 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number53.2018
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Faustina I, diademed, draped, right.
DIVAFAV STINA
Reverse: Draped female (Venus?) standing left.
AVG V STA
DIVAFAV STINA
Reverse: Draped female (Venus?) standing left.
AVG V STA
ProvenanceBy 1953: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Münzen und Medaillen A.G. auction 12, June 11-13, 1953, lot 815); purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G., September 10, 1953, $ 257.33