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Aureus with bust of Diva Faustina I, struck under Antoninus Pius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 147–150
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 7.18 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number67.1012
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Faustina I, draped and veiled, left.
DIVAFAV STINA
Reverse: Ceres stands left, holding two torches.
AV G V STA
DIVAFAV STINA
Reverse: Ceres stands left, holding two torches.
AV G V STA
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Hall Park McCullough Collection; by 1967: with Stack's, 123 West 57th Street, New York (Stack's auction of Hall Park McCullough Collection, November 22, 1967, lot 883); purchased on behalf of MFA at Stack's auction by Münzen und Medaillen AG, Malzgasse 25, Basel; purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen AG, December 13, 1967