Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 1576. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004.  Sold For $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FAUSTINA JUNIOR, wife of Marcus Aurelius. Augusta, 147-175/6 AD. Æ Sestertius (24.59 gm). Struck 165-170 AD. Draped bust right, pearls in hair / Venus standing left, holding Victory and shield (upon which are two children) set on helmet. RIC III 1679 (Aurelius); MIR 39-6b; BMCRE pg. 536. * note (Aurelius & Verus); Cohen 239 var. (blank shield). VF, even red-brown patina, a few patches of encrustation. ($200)

From the Tony Hardy Collection.