Details
Faustina Senior, wife of Antoninus Pius (d. AD 141), Gold Quinarius, 3.6 gms., mint of Rome, struck after her death, DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, rev. CONSECRATIO, facing peacock, tail in splendor, head left (BMC 470; cf RIC 386 (Aureus)), nice very fine, rare
Provenance
Ex J. Shulman, Amsterdam, private purchase, 1923
Virgil Brand, Sotheby's London, Part 5, February 1 & 2, 1984, Lot 540
Virgil Brand, Sotheby's London, Part 5, February 1 & 2, 1984, Lot 540