Triton XVII, Lot: 729. Estimate $500. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 26.33 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair fastened in bun at back of head with string of pearls / FECVND AVGVSTAE, S C across field, Fecunditas standing facing, head left, holding an infant in each arm; a child standing to either side, grasping her tunic. RIC III 1635 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 10-6a; Banti 56; BMCRE 902 (Aurelius). VF, attractive brown and tan river patina.

From the Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.12301.