- Choice Very Fine Roman Empire denarius coin.
- Struck for Empress Faustina Jr at the Rome Mint during the reign of her father Emperor Antoninus Pius. She was a daughter, wife and mother to Roman Emperors.
- Faustina Jr was the wife of Caesar Marcus Aurelius.
- RIC A517a, RSC 266, 3.30g, approx. 18mm.
- Charming youthful portrait.
- Issued 145-161 CE during the period of her marriage to Marcus Aurelius until the death of her father Antoninus Pius.
- Certified by NGC to Ch VF Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5 (very scarce near maximum subgrades).
- Obverse: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust of empress right.
- 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. She was the Roman version of the Greek Aphrodite and Etruscan Turan.
- An appropriate type for this beautiful lady as she provided Marcus Aurelius with 13 children!
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