Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1421. Estimate $400.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005.  Sold For $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

DIVA FAUSTINA JUNIOR, daughter of Antoninus Pius, wife of Marcus Aurelius. Died 175/6 AD. Æ Sestertius (23.69 gm, 12h). Commemorative issue struck under Aurelius, circa 175/6 AD. Draped bust right / Diva Faustina, as Diana, holding torch; crescent behind neck. RIC III 1715 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 64-6c; BMCRE 1584 (Aurelius); Cohen 215. VF, attractive apple-green patina, traces of earthen deposits. Scarce. ($400)

Ex Numismatica Ars Classica L (18 May 2001), lot 1939.