- Choice Very Fine Empress Faustina Jr. Roman Empire silver denarius coin.
- Faustina Jr. was the wife of Emperor Marcus Aurelius and Mother of Emperor Commodus.
- Rare posthumous issue struck after 176 CE at the Rome Mint.
- RIC 750, RSC 83, Approx. 17mm.
- Issued to commemorate the death and consecration of Faustina.
- Certified by NGC to Ch VF with no problems.
- Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA PIA, draped bust right.
- Reverse: CONSECRATIO, seven stars (septentriones) around and within crescent moon.
- Latin septentriones refers to the seven stars in Ursa Major that make up the Big Dipper, or sometimes to the seven stars in Ursa Minor that comprise the Little Dipper. This reverse type was used for Diva Faustina Junior because stars are a symbol of immortality.
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