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Diva Faustina Senior, died 140/1. Aureus (Gold, 20.5 mm, 7.14 g, 12 h), Rome, 141-161. DIVA FAVSTINA Draped bust of Diva Faustina to right, with her hair bound up with pearls and piled up on top of her head. Rev. AVGV-STA Ceres standing to left, holding a short torch with her right hand and a scepter with her left. BMC 395. Beckmann (CA11/df1). Calicó 1763a. Cohen 85. RIC 356. Nearly extremely fine.

ISLAMIC WEIGHTS, Al-Andalus. Circa. AD 900 - 1100. (Bronze, 8 mm, 1.00 g, 9 h), 1/4 Dinar weight, Mentioning name Muhammad or Ahmad. In two lines, partly off flan and mirrored: العدل لله / العدل لله (The justice belongs to Allah, the justice belongs to Allah). Rev. In two lines: من عمل / محمد (احمد؟) (From the work of Muhammad/Ahmad). Cf. Tawfiq Ibrahim, Ponderales andalusíes, p. 55, no. 60, or p. 49, no. 22, where similar name is mentioned for a 1 Dinar weight. Not known in the Tonegawa collection!