- Almost Uncirculated Roman Empire Faustina Jr denarius coin.
- Struck 148 to 152 CE at the Rome Mint after her marriage to Marcus Aurelius and during the reign of her father Emperor Antoninus Pius.
- RIC A517c (rated as Scarce), approx. 18mm.
- Beautiful youthful portrait in fine style of this daughter, wife and mother to Roman Emperors.
- Well struck with lustrous surfaces.
- NGC Certified to AU.
- Obverse: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust of empress right with band of pearls around head.
- Reverse: VENVS, Venus standing left holding apple and and rudder, around which a dolphin is twined.
- Venus is the goddess of love, sex, beauty and fertility. An appropriate type for the mother of 13 children.