373, Lot: 389. Estimate $100. Sold for $80. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 26.03 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 141-146. Draped bust right / Pietas standing left, dropping incense over lighted altar and holding perfume box. RIC III 1146Aa (Pius); Banti 87. VF, rough brown surfaces.

From the Byron Schieber Collection.