Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1635. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005.  Sold For $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

DIVA FAUSTINA SENIOR, wife of Antoninus Pius. Died 141 AD. Æ Sestertius (27.99 gm, 5h). Commemorative issue struck under Antoninus Pius, after 146 AD. Diademed and draped bust right / Aeternitas standing left, holding globe and raising mantle above head. RIC III 1106 (Pius); BMCRE 1495 (Pius); Cohen 30. Good VF, attractive green patina. ($500)

From the Rudolf Berk Collection.