130, Lot: 363. Estimate $500. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FAUSTINA JUNIOR, wife of Marcus Aurelius. Augusta, 147-175/6 AD. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 23.87 g). Struck 161-164 AD. Draped bust right, pearls in hair / Laetitia standing left, holding wreath and sceptre. RIC III 1654 (Aurelius); MIR 21-6b; BMCRE 924 (Aurelius & Verus); Cohen 149. Good VF, dark brown patina.

From the Tony Hardy Collection.