CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
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- Emperor:
- Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
- Denomination:
- Sestertius
- Composition:
- Orichalcum
- Date:
- 141-161 AD (third issue)
- Obverse:
- DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and piled in bun on top of head: a band of pearls round hair in front
- Reverse:
- AVGVS-TA, Ceres, in wreath of corn-ears, draped, standing left, holding two corn-ears downwards in right hand and long torch, vertical in left; S C, left and right, low in field
- Reference:
- BMC IV [Pius] 1509; RIC III [Pius] 1116, Cohen II 76; SRCV II 4614
- Size:
- 31.48mm, 22.49g, 6h
- Province:
- Rome mint
- Grade:
- Good VF, expressive portrait, cabinet-toned
- Provenance:
- From the Matthew Rich Collection, ex Chiltern Collection, Classical Numismatic Group eAuction (13 February 2013), Lot 296; ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 412 (17 January 2018), Lot 543
- Information:
- Pedigreed coin from a collection sold in 2013
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. This sestertius was part of a third issue of coinage in her honour after her death and is likely to have been minted some time between the end of the second issue (141 AD) and the end of Antonius Pius's reign as Roman Emperor, most likely toward the end of that reign. A more precise dating is not currently known. The coinage bears the legend DIVA FAVSTINA, not DIVA AVGVSTA, as the title of Augusta had passed onto her daughter, Faustina II the Younger. Ceres was the Roman goddess of agriculture. She features prominently on coins of Faustina.
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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