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Sestertius with bust of Diva Faustina I, struck under Antoninus Pius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 141–161
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32 mm. Weight: 23.06 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.493
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Faustina I to right.
DIVA FAVSTINA
Reverse: Enthroned Faustina on car pulled to the left by two elephants driven by mahouts.
Above: AETERNITAS in ex.: SC
DIVA FAVSTINA
Reverse: Enthroned Faustina on car pulled to the left by two elephants driven by mahouts.
Above: AETERNITAS in ex.: SC
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with S. Boutin, Paris; August 1949: purchased from S. Boutin by Cornelius C, Vermeule III; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 16, 1998