108, Lot: 155. Estimate $100. Sold for $111. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

DIVA FAUSTINA SENIOR, wife of Antoninus Pius. Died 141 AD. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 28.59 gm). Struck circa 147 AD. Draped bust right / Aeternitas seated left, holding phoenix on globe and long transverse sceptre. RIC III 1103A (Pius); BMCRE 1482 (Pius); Cohen 15. VF, glossy dark brown patina.

From the Rudolf Berk Collection.