Watch List notes:

Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.91 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. DIVA FAV STINA, veiled, diademed, and draped bust left / AVGV STA, Ceres, veiled and draped, standing left, holding out torch in right hand and vertical scepter in left. RIC III 356 (Pius); Beckmann dies df3/CA4; Strack 4691/b (Pius); Calicó 1765; BMCRE 398; Biaggi 812. Attractive red tone, a few minor marks. Near EF. Wonderful portrait.

From the Peter J. Merani Collection. Ex Forum Ancient Coins Inventory SH33181 (9 January 2011); Goldberg 44 (10 February 2008), lot 3704; Lanz 135 (21 May 2007), lot 745.