- 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 to 176 CE at the Rome Mint.
- Excellent portrait of Faustina!
- Approx. 31mm, 23.98g, RIC 1621.
- Very Scarce in high grade!
- Certified by NGC to XF Strike 5/5 Surface 3/5.
- Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right.
- Reverse: CERES S C, Ceres veiled seated left on cista (cylindrical basket) holding grain ears and long torch.
- Ceres was the Roman Goddess of agriculture, fertility, grains, the harvest, motherhood, the earth, and cultivated crops
- An appropriate type for Faustina the mother of 13 children.
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