Fine Style Portrait

253, Lot: 342. Estimate $150. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.20 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 147-150. Draped bust right / Venus standing facing, head left, holding apple and dolphin-entwined rudder. RIC III (Pius) 517c; RSC 266a. EF, minor flaw on reverse. Attractive style.