Twelfth Session, Commencing at 11.30 Am ROMAN SILVER
3808 Twelfth Session, Commencing at 11.30 am Faustina Senior, wife of Antoninus Pius, (d.A.D. 141) silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.63 g), obv. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right, rev. AV G VSTA, Vesta standing left with altar before her, sacrifi cing, holding a palladium (S.-, RIC 370, RSC 108); another of Faustina Senior, AE sestertius (24.64 g), obv. and rev. similar to above, (S.4617, RIC 1124, ROMAN SILVER & BRONZE COINS C.110); Faustina Junior, wife of Marcus Aurelius, (d.A.D. 175), AE as, (9.14 g), obv. around FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right of Faustina, rev. SALVTI AVGVSTAE, IMPERIAL Salus seated to left, feeding snake rising from altar, S C in exergue, (S.5303, RIC 1671, C.201). Denarius very fi ne, others very good last with corrosion on reverse. (3) $120 3805 Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome Ex D.J.Foster Collection. mint, issued 150-1, (3.05 g), obv. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIIII, laureate head to right, rev. COS IIII, naked Genius or Bonus Eventus standing left with patera and corn-ears, (S.4069, RIC 196, RSC 220); also various sestertii of Antoninus Pius, (22.50g), rev. Victory standing right, (S.4182); others (23.29 g and 27.11 g), the last with rev. Securitas enthroned left, (S.4166). First coin very fi ne, others good - nearly fi ne. (4) $150 3809* Marcus Aurelius, (A.D. 161-180), silver denarius, Rome Ex D.J.Foster Collection, the last coin was purchased in Tripoli, Trahma on November 11, 1958 for 10 cigarettes (worth 2/-).
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