FAUSTINA Jr., daughter of Antoninus Pius. AV Aureus (6.94 gm). Struck 149-152 AD. FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust right, band of pearls in hair / VENER-I GENETRICI, Venus standing left, holding apple and a swadeled infant. RIC III 512a (Pius); BMCRE 1059 (Pius); Cohen 236. EF, an elegant and charming portrait. [See color plate 10] ($7500) From the Jürgen K. Schmidt Collection. Ex Dieter Gorny Auktion 67 (2 May 1994), lot 537. Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 1997. Lot sold for $7750, plus buyers fees. By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.