CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY


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Emperor:
Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Denomination:
AR Denarius
Composition:
Silver
Date:
141-161 AD
Obverse:
DIVA FAVSTINA, 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:
AVG-VSTA, Ceres, veiled, draped, standing front, head left, holding long torch, vertical, in right hand, and raising fold of drapery in left
Reference:
BMCRE IV [Pius] 421; RIC III 362; Cohen II 104; RSC II 104; SRCV II 4584
Size:
17.27mm, 3.37g, 6h
Province:
Rome
Grade:
VF, well struck, strike flow lines, high relief, attractive cabinet toning, lustrous surfaces
Provenance:
ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 414 (14 February 2018), Lot 546
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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