Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1418. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005.  Sold For $625. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FAUSTINA JUNIOR, daughter of Antoninus Pius, wife of Marcus Aurelius. Augusta, 147-175 AD. Æ Sestertius (21.74 gm, 11h). Struck circa 147-150 AD. Draped bust right / Venus standing left, holding apple and rudder, around which dolphin is coiled. RIC III 1388b (Pius); BMCRE 2148 (Pius); Cohen 268. Choice VF, attractive green patina, areas of minor roughness on reverse. ($500)