CNG 108, Lot: 632. Estimate $7500. Sold for $6000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.26 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 145-150. DIVA FAV-STINA, draped bust left, with hair bound in pearls / AV-GV-S-TA, Fortuna standing left, holding patera and rudder set on globe. RIC III –; Beckmann dies AF25/df96; Calicó 1762; Biaggi –. EF, lustrous. Attractive portrait and rare with bust left.

From the Fendi Collection. Ex Heritage 3041 (13 August 2015), lot 32078.