438, Lot: 526. Estimate $100. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.33 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. Draped bust right, wearing pearls bound on top of her head / Ceres standing left, holding grain ears and torch. RIC III 378 (Pius); RSC 136. In NGC encapsulation, 4277826-004, graded Ch AU(star), Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5.