203, Lot: 453. Estimate $250. Sold for $415. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AR Denarius (16mm, 3.33 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck after circa AD 146. Draped bust right / Seated figure of Faustina Senior within hexastyle temple. RIC III 343 (Pius); RSC 1. EF, lustrous.

Following her consecration, a temple to Faustina (later rededicated to both Divus Pius and Diva Faustina) was begun on the Via Sacra. Remains of the temple are preserved today, having been incorporated into the construction of the church of San Lorenzo in Miranda.