296, Lot: 296. Estimate $300. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 22.44 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 141-146. Draped bust right, wearing tutulus of pearls / Ceres standing left, holding two grain ears and long torch. RIC III 1116 (Pius); Banti 35 var. (obv. legend placement). Good VF, red-brown and tan patina.

From the Chiltern Collection.