344, Lot: 485. Estimate $100. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.05 g, 6h). Commemorative issue. Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 146-161. Draped bust right / Ceres (or Aeternitas) standing left, holding fold of dress and long torch. RIC III 362 (Antoninus Pius); RSC 104. Good VF.

From the Michael Joffre Collection.