Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 1577. Estimate $250.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004.  Sold For $250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

DIVA FAUSTINA JUNIOR, wife of Marcus Aurelius. Died 175/6 AD. Æ Sestertius (23.25 gm). Struck under Marcus Aurelius, 176 AD. Draped bust right / Faustina, holding sceptre, seated left on throne carried by two veiled females. RIC III 1697 (Aurelius); MIR 54-6/10; BMCRE 1568 (Aurelius & Verus); Cohen 10. Fair, brown surfaces. Rare. ($250)

From the Tony Hardy Collection.