445, Lot: 457. Estimate $100. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Diva Faustina Junior. Died AD 175/6. AE Sestertius (28mm, 23.47 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius. AD 176. DIVA FAV STINA PIA, draped bust right / CONSECRATIO, peacock standing left with tail feathers spread. RIC III 1703 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 60-6c; Banti 42. Near VF, dark green-brown patina, slightly rough surfaces.

From a European collection formed prior to the First World War.