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www.ancientcointraders.com                 pID: 476

Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AR Denarius, Ceres, Posthumous Issue, struck 141-161 AD

Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome
Date: 141-161 AD
Denomination: AR Denarius
Composition: Silver
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 V-STA, Ceres, veiled, draped, standing right, holding vertical sceptre in right hand and two corn-ears downward in left
Size: 19.33mm, 3.4g, 6h
Grade: Choice aUnc, well struck, strike flow lines, well centred, high relief, lightly toned, lustrous surfaces
Provenance: ex H.D. Rauch eAuction 24 (29 September 2017), Lot 211
Reference(s): BMCRE IV [Pius] 389; RIC III 358; Cohen II 84 (quotes different reverse); RSC II 93; SRCV II 4581

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www.ancientcointraders.com                 pID: 479

Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AR Denarius, Ceres, Posthumous Issue, struck 141-161 AD

Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome
Date: 141-161 AD
Denomination: AR Denarius
Composition: Silver
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: AV GV S-TA, Ceres, veiled, draped, standing left, holding two corn-ears downwards in right hand and lighted torch, vertical at side, in left
Size: 18.33mm, 3.2g, 6h
Grade: EF, well struck, strike flow lines, well centred, tight flan, high relief, lightly toned, lustrous surfaces
Provenance: ex H.D. Rauch eAuction 24 (29 September 2017), Lot 214
Reference(s): BMCRE IV [Pius] 409; RIC III 360; Cohen II 78; RSC II 78; SRCV II 4582

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www.ancientcointraders.com                 pID: 667

Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AR Denarius, Ceres, Posthumous issue, struck 141-161 AD

Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome
Date: 141-161 AD
Denomination: AR Denarius
Composition: Silver
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
Size: 18.36mm, 3.4g, 12h
Grade: VF, areas of flat strike, granulated surfaces, deposits
Reference(s): BMCRE IV [Pius] 421; RIC III 362; Cohen II 104; RSC II 104; SRCV II 4584

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www.ancientcointraders.com                 pID: 477

Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AR Denarius, Hexastyle Temple, Posthumous Issue, struck 141-161 AD

Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome
Date: 141-161 AD
Denomination: AR Denarius
Composition: Silver
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: AED DIV FAVSTINAE, Front view of the Temple of the Divine Faustina in the Roman forum, showing six columns (podium hidden): in front, fencing: in centre, cult statue of faustina: above, pediment is ornamented: on centre, facing quadriga, on corners, winged Victories: below, left and right, in front of temple, statues standing right and left, on pedestals, holding up vertical sceptres in right and left hand respectively
Size: 17.37mm, 3.6g, 6h
Grade: Choice gVF, well struck, strike flow lines, well centred, high relief, lightly toned, lustrous surfaces
Provenance: ex H.D. Rauch eAuction 24 (29 September 2017), Lot 210
Reference(s): BMCRE IV [Pius] 341; RIC III 343, Cohen II 1; RSC II 1; SRCV II 4573

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www.ancientcointraders.com                 pID: 536

Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AR Denarius, Hexastyle Temple, Posthumous Issue, struck 141-161 AD

Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome
Date: 141-161 AD
Denomination: AR Denarius
Composition: Silver
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: AED DIV FAVSTINAE, Front view of the Temple of the Divine Faustina in the Roman forum, showing six columns: in front, fencing: in centre, cult statue of faustina standing left, holding patera(?) in right hand and vertical sceptre in left: above, pediment is ornamented: on centre, facing quadriga, on corners, winged Victories: below, left and right, in front of temple, statues standing right and left, on pedestals, raising hands or holding sceptres
Size: 18.48mm, 3.53g, 12h
Grade: VF, well struck, ragged flan, well centred, lightly toned
Provenance: Ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 410 (29 November 2017), Lot 295
Reference(s): BMCRE IV [Pius] 343 var. (podium hidden); RIC III 343, Cohen II 1; RSC II 1; SRCV II 4573

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www.ancientcointraders.com                 pID: 668

Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AR Denarius, Hexastyle Temple, Posthumous Issue, struck 141-161 AD

Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome
Date: 141-161 AD
Denomination: AR Denarius
Composition: Silver
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: AED DIV FAVSTINAE, Front view of the Temple of the Divine Faustina in the Roman forum, showing six columns: in front, fencing: in centre, cult statue of Faustina seated: above, pediment is ornamented: on centre, facing quadriga, on corners, winged Victories: below, left and right, in front of temple, statues standing right and left, on pedestals, raising left and right hand respectively
Size: 17.62mm, 3.2g, 12h
Grade: aVF, toned
Provenance: Ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 410 (29 November 2017), Lot 295
Reference(s): BMCRE IV [Pius] 339; RIC III 343, Cohen II 1; RSC II 1; SRCV II 4573

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www.ancientcointraders.com                 pID: 474

Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AR Denarius, Peacock, Posthumous Issue, struck 141-161 AD

Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome
Date: 141-161 AD
Denomination: AR Denarius
Composition: Silver
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: CONSECR-ATIO, Peacock, standing front, head left, with tail spread
Size: 19.30mm, 3.1g, 5h
Grade: Choice aEF, well struck, strike flow lines, striking cracks, filled obverse die in parts of legend , well centred, high relief, lightly toned, lustrous surfaces, light scratches on reverse
Provenance: ex H.D. Rauch eAuction 24 (29 September 2017), Lot 219
Reference(s): BMCRE IV [Pius] 475 (cf. 476 for reverse legend arrangement); RIC III 384; Cohen II 174-175; RSC II 175; SRCV II 4594

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Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AR Denarius, Peacock, Posthumous Issue, struck 141-161 AD

Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome
Date: 141-161 AD
Denomination: AR Denarius
Composition: Silver
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: CONSECR-ATIO, Peacock, standing front, head left, with tail spread
Size: 17.13mm, 3.0g, 5h
Grade: VF, tight flan, flan flaw on reverse, toned
Provenance: From a European collection formed prior to the First World War, ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 445 (5 June 2019), Lot 451
Reference(s): BMCRE IV [Pius] 475; RIC III 384; Cohen II 174-175; RSC II 175; SRCV II 4594

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www.ancientcointraders.com                 pID: 540

Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AR Denarius, Throne, Lifetime Issue, struck 139-140 AD

Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, lifetime issue
Province: Rome mint
Date: 139-140 AD
Denomination: AR Denarius
Composition: Silver
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
Size: 18.53mm, 3.1g, 6h
Grade: gVF, unusual portrait, ragged flan, toned
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
Reference(s): BMCRE IV [Pius] 139-142; RIC III [Pius] 339a; Cohen II 219; RSC II 219; SRCV II 4670

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www.ancientcointraders.com                 pID: 761

Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AR Denarius, Vesta, Posthumous Issue, struck 141-161 AD

Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome
Date: 141-161 AD
Denomination: AR Denarius
Composition: Silver
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: AVGV-STA, Vesta, veiled, draped, standing left, holding simpulum in right hand and palladium in left.
Size: 17.78mm, 3.2g, 12h
Grade: aEF, well struck, lustrous surfaces, some cleaning marks
Provenance: eu Numismatik AG Web Auction 8 (29-30 Jun 2019), Lot 1134
Reference(s): BMCRE IV [Pius] 435-437; RIC III 368; Cohen II 108; RSC II 108; SRCV II 4587

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www.ancientcointraders.com                 pID: 324

Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, Barbaric Tribal Denarius Imitative, struck 140-150 AD

Ruler: Faustina I the Elder
Province: Rome
Date: 140-150 AD
Denomination: Denarius
Composition: Silver
Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust of Faustina I right
Reverse: AVGVSTA(?), Ceres standing half left, raising right hand, long torch in left
Size: 18mm, 2.6g, 6h
Grade: gF, nicely toned
Provenance: ex FORVM Ancient Coins (May 2017)
Reference(s): cf. RSC II 139a

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www.ancientcointraders.com                 pID: 518

Faustina II the Younger, 147-175 AD, AE As, Juno, struck c. 147-150 AD

Ruler: Faustina II the Younger, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome mint
Date: circa 147-150 AD; issue 3
Denomination: AE As
Composition: Copper
Obverse: FAVSTINA AVG - PII AVG FIL, Bust of Faustina II, draped, right; the hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines, with ringlets down the front: it is coiled on back of head in chignon, fastened with pearls
Reverse: I V - N O, Juno, draped, standing front, head left, holding patera in right hand and vertical sceptre in left; S C left and right, low in field
Size: 28.36mm, 13.5g, 1h
Grade: VF, attractive portrait, boldly struck, well centred, brown surfaces, patina remnants,
Provenance: ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 407 (11 October 2017), Lot 571; ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 298 (13 March 2013), Lot 282; from the Robert O. Ebert Collection, Part I, Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio Auction 174 (11 January 2013), Lot 5646 (part of)
Reference(s): BMCRE IV [Pius] 2188; RIC III 1398 [Pius]; Cohen III 124; SRCV II 4726