Sale: CNG 70, Lot: 784. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 September 2005.  Sold For $385. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FAUSTINA JUNIOR, daughter of Antoninus Pius, wife of Marcus Aurelius. Augusta, 147-175 AD. Æ Sestertius (24.60 g, 12h). Struck 170-175/6 AD. Draped bust right / Cybele seated right between two lions, holding shield. RIC III 1663 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 25-6c; BMCRE 957 (Aurelius); Cohen 169. VF, dark brown patina, slight roughness. ($300)