116, Lot: 282. Estimate $100. Sold for $74. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

DIVA FAUSTINA SENIOR, wife of Antoninus Pius. Died 141 AD. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.48 g). Struck after 146 AD. Draped bust right / Aeternitas, Providentia, or Urania standing facing, head left, holding veil and globe. RIC III 351 (Pius); BMCRE 373 (Pius); RSC 32. Good VF, lightly toned, a couple of small pin pricks on neck.

From the Tony Hardy Collection.