- Choice Extremely Fine Roman Empire AE sestertius coin.
- Struck for Empress Faustina Jr. at the Rome Mint.
- Faustina Jr. was the wife of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
- Lifetime issue struck 161 CE at the Rome Mint.
- Superb portrait of Faustina!
- Approx. 31mm, 23.06g, RIC 1665 (rated as Scarce), Foss 9 (attributed to 161 CE).
- Commemorative issued to celebrate the birth of twin boys (future Emperor Commodus and his brother Antoninus).
- Extremely RARE in choice condition!
- Certified by NGC to Ch XF Strike 5/5 Surface 3/5.
- Holder has scuffs on the surface.
- Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right.
- Reverse: SAECVLI FELICIT S C, 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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