353, Lot: 539. Estimate $200. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Crispina. Augusta, AD 178-182. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.02 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Commodus, circa AD 178-182. Draped bust right / Venus standing left, holding apple and drawing up fold of drapery. RIC III 286a (Commodus); MIR 18, 19-4a; RSC 35. Near EF, traces of deposits on reverse. Wonderful portrait.