120, Lot: 185. Estimate $150. Sold for $111. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

DIVA FAUSTINA Sr., wife of Antoninus Pius. Died 141 AD. Æ As (26mm, 11.58 g). Struck under Pius, circa 141-146 AD. Draped bust right / Pietas standing facing, head left, dropping incense on candelabrum and holding box of perfumes. RIC III 1192A (Pius); BMCRE 1468 (Pius); Cohen 241. VF, dark green patina.

From the Tony Hardy Collection.