425, Lot: 450. Estimate $300. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. Æ Sestertius (31.8mm, 21.47 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. Draped bust right, wearing tutulus of pearls / Aeternitas standing left, holding globe surmounted by phoenix and raising hem of skirt. RIC III 1105 (Pius); Banti 5. Choice VF, attractive apple green patina.

From the WRG Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (9 November 1994), lot 255.