Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1484. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.  Sold For $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. Æ Sestertius (22.65 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 146-161. Draped bust right / Vesta standing left, sacrificing with patera over altar, holding long torch. RIC III 1130 (Pius); Banti 52. Good VF, dark green patina, minor encrustation.

From the Alain Lagrange Collection. Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 36 (8 April 1987), lot 485.