CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
- Emperor:
- Faustina I the Elder, lifetime issue
- Denomination:
- AR Denarius
- Composition:
- Silver
- Date:
- 139-140 AD
- Obverse:
- FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled, with bands across the head, drawn up at the back and piled in a round coil on top
- Reverse:
- IVNONI REGINAE, Throne, ornamented and draped; in front, and below, peacock standing right, with tail spread: leaning against throne on left, transverse sceptre
- Reference:
- BMCRE IV [Pius] 139-142; RIC III [Pius] 339a; Cohen II 219; RSC II 219; SRCV II 4670
- Size:
- 18.53mm, 3.1g, 6h
- Province:
- Rome mint
- Grade:
- gVF, unusual portrait, ragged flan, toned
- Rarity:
- scarce
- Rarity Details:
- lifetime issues of Faustina I are much scarcer than the voluminous posthumous issues
- Provenance:
- From the Steve P Collection, Ex Dionysus Coins (eBay, November 2017); From the Demetrios Armounta Collection, Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 328 (11 June 2014), Lot 525; VAuctions 223 (5 March 2009), Lot 97
- Information:
- Issued during Faustina's lifetime
Faustina I the elder was born circa 100 AD and died in 140 AD. She was the wife of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius, one of the Five Good Emperors. She died prematurely and was honoured by her late husband by a series of posthumous coinage issues. Most coins of Faustina belong to the posthumous issues. This sestertius however was issued during her lifetime.
I, Peter A. Piliouras of Ancient Coin Traders irrevocably guarantee for life to the Purchaser that this ancient coin is authentic. If this coin is deemed not to be authentic by a professional certification service, then I will refund to the Purchaser the full cost of acquiring the coin (including shipping) together with the certification fees.
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Signed: Peter Anthony Piliouras
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