455, Lot: 301. Estimate $2000. Sold for $2500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.17 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 150-152. Draped bust right / VENERI • FELICI •, dove standing right. RIC III 510 corr. (Pius–obv. legend); Calicó 2078; BMCRE 1082; Biaggi –. Lightly toned, light scratches and marks. VF.

From the J.B. Collection, purchased in Autumn 2008.