CNG 85, Lot: 919. Estimate $3000. Sold for $3700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.17 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. Draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls / Fortuna standing left, holding globe and rudder. RIC III 348 (Pius); Calicó 1747 (same dies as illustration). Good VF, toned, a few minor cleaning scratches.