Faustina II, wife of Marcus Aurelius, Rome mint, 163 AD.,
Denarius (17-18 mm / 3,28 g), silver, axis medal alignment ↑↑ (ca. 0°),
Obv.: FAVSTINA - AVGVSTA , draped bust of Faustina II to right, her hair bound with a single circlet of pearls, waved and coiled at lower back of head in chignon.
Rev.: FECVN-DITAS , Fecunditas standing right, holding scepter in her right hand and nude infant with her left.
RIC 677 ; BMC 92 ; Coh. 99 .
This type may allude to the birth of the last of Faustina junior's many children ca. 163 AD.
lustrous brilliance in fields, light iridescent toning
ex Gorny GmbH, ca. 1990s, no. 447.