- Almost Uncirculated Empress Faustina Jr. Roman Empire silver denarius coin.
- 3.35g RIC M677, RSC 99a, issued between 156 to 175 CE.
- Empress Faustina II was the wife of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
- Superb high relief portrait.
- NGC Certified to AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5 (very rare with maximum sub-grades).
- Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right.
- Reverse: FECVNTIDAS, Fecunditas standing front, head right, holding child (unidentified child of Faustina) and scepter.
- Fecunditas (Latin: "fecundity, fertility") was the goddess of fertility. She was portrayed as a matron, sometimes holding a cornucopia, with children in her arms or standing next to her. An appropriate reverse for Faustina as she gave birth to 13 children.
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