Lot 3494
Diva Faustina Senior, wife of Antoninus Pius. Gold Aureus. Minted in Rome, AD 141-161. DIVA AVG FAVSTINA. Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped right. Reverse PIETAS AVG, Pietas, veiled, standing left, dropping incense on a candelabrum. Calico 1798b. RIC-. C- The aureus grades about Extremely Fine.
Made into an exquisitely designed piece of jewelry. The coin is protected in a 20+ karat gold bezel of fine 19th century workmanship, probably Italtian, and swivels within the broach. Total weight 20.6 g.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000.
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