- Choice Very Fine Posthumous commemorate Roman Empire silver denarius coin.
- Struck at the Rome Mint for Empress Faustina Junior after her death from 176 to 180 CE by a grieving husband Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
- RIC 743, RSC 70, approx. 18mm.
- Attractive portrait style and scarce variant with Peacock tail feathers spread open.
- NGC Certified to Ch VF.
- Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA PIA, draped bust of empress right.
- Reverse: CONSECRATIO, peacock facing with tail feathers spread open.
- The peacock was a symbol of immortality because the ancients believed that the peacock had flesh that did not decay after death. The peacock was the sacred bird of Juno, queen of the gods and symbolized divinization.
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