Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 1572. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004.  Sold For $330. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FAUSTINA JUNIOR, wife of Marcus Aurelius. Augusta, 147-175/6 AD. Æ Sestertius (23.65 gm). Struck 161-164 AD. Draped bust right, pearls in hair / Fecunditas standing facing, head right, holding sceptre and infant. RIC III 1638 (Aurelius); MIR 9-6b; BMCRE 905 (Aurelius & Verus); Cohen 100. VF, choice chocolate brown patina. ($300)

From the Tony Hardy Collection.