Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1483. Estimate $500. Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007. Sold For $725. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. Æ Sestertius (31.37 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 146-161. Draped bust right / Vesta standing left, sacrificing with patera over altar, holding palladium. RIC III 1126 (Pius); Banti 41. Good VF, dark green patina.
From the Alain Lagrange Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica C (11 March 1993), lot 1852.