Diva Faustina II. after AD 175-176. AE Sestertius, 34mm, 22.83 g.
Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, 

DIVA FAVSTINA PIA, draped bust right, hair waved and fastened
in a bun behind head.
CONSECRATIO S-C, Faustina, holding sceptre, veil billowing
around her head, seated left on the back of a peacock flying 
upward to right. 

RIC III 1702 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 56-6/10; Banti 38; Cohen 69, BMC 1570; Sear 5227. 

Rare. VF, green and brown patina. 
From the RD Frederick Collection. 
Estimate: $500.

With permission of cngcoins.com, Sept. 2012.