- Choice Almost Uncirculated Roman Empire silver denarius coin.
- Struck for Empress Faustina Junior at the Rome Mint.
- 3.26g, RIC 686 RSC 111.
- Minted during her lifetime, 161 to 175 CE during the reign of her husband Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Negligible wear is detectable.
- Superb portrait of this mother to Emperor Commodus and Empress Lucilla.
- Detailed presentation of Hilaritas.
- NGC Certified to Ch AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5 (near maximum subgrades).
- Colorfully toned with underlying luster, beautiful in hand.
- Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust of empress with elaborate hairstyle.
- Reverse: HILARITAS, Hilaritas standing left holding long palm and cornucopia.
- Hilaritas was the Roman goddess of joy and gaiety. She is often depicted on Roman coins as a matron holding a palm branch in her right hand and planting it in the ground. In her left hand, she may hold a cornucopiae, patera, hasta, or flower.
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