137, Lot: 233. Estimate $75. Sold for $45. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Diva Faustina Senior, wife of Antoninus Pius. Died AD 141. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 20.82 g). Rome mint. Struck after circa AD 146. Draped bust right / Aeternitas seated left, holding phoenix on globe and long transverse sceptre. RIC III 1103A (Antoninus Pius); Cohen 15. Fine, green patina.

From the Father Wilbur B. Dexter Collection.