CNG 100, Lot: 1898. Estimate $7500. Sold for $8000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.24 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 150-152. FAVSTINA AVG AN TONINI AVG P II FIL, draped bust right / VENERI • FELICI •, dove standing right. RIC III 510 corr. (Pius–obv. legend); Calicó 2078; BMCRE 1082; Biaggi –. Near EF, underlying luster, a few shallow marks and hairlines. Rare.