CNG 90, Lot: 1577. Estimate $300. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ Dupondius or As (28mm, 12.61 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 152-153. FAVSTINA • AVG PII AVG FIL •, draped bust right / Venus standing left, holding apple and dolphin-entwined rudder. RIC III 1409 (Pius) var. (obv. legend). VF, attractive desert patina. Fine style portrait.