116, Lot: 293. Estimate $300. Sold for $225. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

DIVA FAUSTINA JUNIOR, wife of Marcus Aurelius. Died 175 AD. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 23.48 g). Draped bust right / Diana standing right holding torch in both hands, crescent on shoulder. RIC III 1715 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 64-6/10; BMCRE 1584 (Aurelius); Cohen 215. VF, brown patina with some green encrustation.

From the Tony Hardy Collection.