CNG 108, Lot: 635. Estimate $6000. Sold for $7000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.83 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 150 (or later). DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, veiled and draped bust right, with hair bound in pearls / AET-ER-NITAS, Providentia standing left, holding globe and scepter. RIC III 350bb (Pius); Beckmann dies AA2/daf19; Calicó 1752; Biaggi –. EF, lustrous. Very rare, one of only two in CoinArchives for this variety.

From the Fendi Collection. Ex Heritage 3042 (17 September 2015), lot 29212.