Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1253. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005.  Sold For $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SAMARIA, Neapolis. Faustina Jr, wife of Marcus Aurelius. Augusta 147-175 CE. Æ 27mm (11.65 gm, 12h). Dated CY 88 (159/60 AD). Diademed and draped bust right / Tyche standing half-left, holding rudder and cornucopiae; date across field. Hendin 880; SNG ANS 973. Good VF, desert patina. Much better than the published specimens. ($500)