315, Lot: 438. Estimate $100. Sold for $105. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 23.49 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. Draped bust right / Aeternitas standing left, holding globe surmounted by phoenix in right hand, lifting hem of dress with left. RIC III 1105 (Pius); Banti 5. Fine, brown patina, minor hard green deposits.

From the R. D. Frederick Collection.