★ Extremely Rare Denarius of Faustina I ★

FAUSTINA I (138-140/1). Denarius. Rome.

Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA.
Draped bust right.
Rev: IVNONI REGINAE.
Throne upon which rest diadem(?); in foreground, peacock standing left, with tail feathers splayed.

RIC -; T&M 134 (R4).

Commonly encountered with a sceptre resting the throne and a peacock standing right, this rare variety instead lacks the sceptre and features a peacock standing to the left, in addition to an uncertain object resting upon the throne. Extremely rare.

Condition: Extremely fine, some minor roughness.

Weight: 2.71 g.
Diameter: 18 mm.