128, Lot: 361. Estimate $100. Sold for $105. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

DIVA FAUSTINA SENIOR, wife of Antoninus Pius. Died 141 AD. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.47 g, 6h). Struck under Antoninus Pius, 147 AD. Draped bust right / Hexastyle temple in which is a seated figure of Faustina Senior. RIC III 343 (Pius); BMCRE 339 (Pius); RSC 1. VF, toned, scarce.

From the Harry Strickhausen Collection.