128, Lot: 366. Estimate $75. Sold for $45. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

DIVA FAUSTINA SENIOR, wife of Antoninus Pius. Died 141 AD. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.29 g). Struck under Antoninus Pius, 147 AD. Diademed and draped bust left / Ceres, veiled, standing facing, head right, holding torch and grain-ears. RIC III 358 (Pius); BMCRE 389 (Pius); RSC 93. Good VF, light tone, 'needle-sharp' reverse, a few very light scratches.

From the Harry Strickhausen Collection.