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Aureus with bust of Diva Faustina I, struck under Antoninus Pius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 145–147
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 21.5 mm. Weight: 7.42 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1620
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Faustina, draped, right, hair elaborately coiled.
DIVAFAV STINA
Reverse: Ceres, veiled and draped, stands with head to left, holding torch in right hand, sceptre in left.
AVGV STA
DIVAFAV STINA
Reverse: Ceres, veiled and draped, stands with head to left, holding torch in right hand, sceptre in left.
AVGV STA
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; November 13, 1963: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr.