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Auction: 24125 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 39: Ancient Coins, featuring the Little Busby Hoard of Roman Denarii - e-Auction
Lot: 1058

Roman Empire, Faustina the Younger, struck under Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), AR Denarii (6): i) Rome, FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, wearing stephane, rev. AVGVSTI PII FIL, Concordia standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae, 3.01g (RIC 496; BMC 1103), fine; ii) another, as before, 2.68g, good to fine; iii) another, as before, 2.95g, good to fine; iv) another, as before, rev. Spes standing facing, holding flower and raising hem of skirt, 3.08g (RIC 497; BMC 1106), good to fine; v) another, as before, DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, rev. CONSECRATIO, Ceres standing left, raising hand and holding torch 2.54g (RIC 382a; BMC 301), residual lustre, good; vi) another, as before, rev. PIETAS AVG, Pietas standing left before lighted altar, 2.78g (RIC 394a; BMC 311), fine; (6).

Provenance

The Little Busby Hoard of Roman Denarii, found at Little Busby, North Yorkshire, on 2 June 2021 [PAS YORYM-B64A28]



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