120, Lot: 187. Estimate $150. Sold for $122. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

DIVA FAUSTINA Sr., wife of Antoninus Pius. Died 141 AD. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.33 g). Struck under Pius, after 146 AD. Draped and veiled bust right / Throne, draped, against which rests a sceptre; in front, peacock standing right. RIC III 353 (Pius); BMCRE 387 (Pius); RSC 61. Good VF, attractively toned.

From the Tony Hardy Collection.