128, Lot: 383. Estimate $75. Sold for $151. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FAUSTINA JUNIOR., daughter of Antoninus Pius. Augusta 145-17/65 AD. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.60 g, 7h). Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa 147-150 AD. Draped bust right / Venus standing facing, head left, holding apple and rudder with dolphin entwined around it. RIC III 517a (Pius); BMCRE 1065 (Pius); RSC 266. Good VF.

From the Harry Strickhausen Collection.