DIVA FAUSTINA SENIOR (WIFE OF ANTONINUS PIUS, DIED A.D. 140/1). AV Aureus (6.77 gms), Rome Mint, Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa A.D. 146-161. NGC AU, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5. RIC-378 (Pius); Calico-1772a. Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right; Reverse: CERES, Ceres standing left, holding grain ears and torch. A lightly toned and pleasing example of this commemorative issue struck in honor of Piuss deceased wife, who passed away just a few years into his reign.
