- Very Fine Empress Faustina Jr. Roman Empire silver denarius coin.
- Faustina Jr. was the wife of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
- Lifetime issue struck 161 CE at the Rome Mint.
- Approx 17mm, RIC 711, RSC 190, Foss 9 (attributed to 161 CE).
- Commemorative issued to celebrate the birth of twin boys (future Emperor Commodus and Antoninus).
- Certified by NGC to VF.
- Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right.
- Reverse: SAECVLI FELICIT, draped pulvinar (throne) upon which the twins, Commodus and Antoninus as babies, are seated.
- SAECVLI FELICIT translates to the age of good fortune, an appropriate type for Faustina the mother of 13 children.
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