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Auction: 23106 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 28: Ancient Coins Featuring the Dr. Offer Collection of Jewish Coins - e-Auction
Lot: 7914

Roman Empire, Antoninus Pius and Faustina Senior, (8) AR Denarii: Antoninus Pius (5), all with laureate head right on obverse, with COS IIII on reverse unless indicated: i) ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII rev. Felicitas standing left with caduceus and cornucopiae, 2.85g, (RIC, 178) darkly toned, good fine; ii) Obverse as before but XIII rev. Fortuna standing left, holding rudder with right hand and cornucopiae in left, 3.83g, (RIC, 194) about good fine, residually lustrous, deposits to reverse; iii) Obverse as before, but XV rev. Vesta, standing facing, head left, simpulum in right hand, palladium cradled in left, 3.60g, (RIC 219) lovely tone and lustre, slightly softened, about very fine; iv) Obverse as before, but XXIII rev. FORTVNA COS IIII Fortuna standing right, holding rudder and cornucopiae, 3.45g, (RIC, 300a) bright, good fine; v) Struck under Marcus Aurelius DIVVS ANTONINVS bare head right rev. CONSECRATIO Eagle standing right upon altar with head facing left, 3.25g, (RIC, 431) previously cleaned, but lovely new toning in emergence, softened to reverse, but obverse pleasingly-struck, good fine to very fine (5); Faustina Senior (3) All with draped bust right, vi) FAVSTINA AVGVSTA rev. IVNONI REGINAE Draped throne; transverse sceptre resting against arm, peacock with spread tail standing to right below, 3.23g, (RIC, 339a) nicely toned, slight crack to edge of flan, otherwise good fine; vii) Struck under Antoninus Pius, DIVA FAVSTINA rev. AETERNITAS, Aeternitas standing facing, head to left, holding phoenix with halo and raising skirt, 3.02g, (RIC, 347) lustrous, good fine to very fine; viii) Another, as before rev.AVGVS[TA] Ceres standing left, holding long torch and raising skirt, 3.46g, (RIC, 362) well-struck, good fine to very fine; (8).

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