Faustina II
Wife of Marcus Aurelius; daughter of Faustina Senior. Died AD 175/6.
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| Faustina II 'Diana' AE As 018089 | Faustina II 'Diana' AE As Bronze, 11.72 grams, 27.90mm. Rome. 139-141 AD. Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA AVG PII FIL, draped bust right. Reverse: S-C, Diana standing left, holding arrow and resting on bow. RIC 1405c; Cohen 211; Sear -. Fine-good fine. | £60.00  |  |
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| Faustina II 'Fecunditas' Denarius 018421 | Faustina II 'Fecunditas' Denarius Silver, 2.30 grams, 17.59 mm. Rome. 161-176 AD. Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right. Reverse: FECVND AVGVSTAE, Fecunditas standing left between two children, holding two more in arms. RIC 676; RSC 95; BMC 89; Sear 5251. Very fine and better. | £40.00 |  |
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| Faustina II 008557 | Faustina II 'Diana' As Copper, 9.89 grams; 23.29 mm. Rome. AD 154-156. Obverse: FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL; draped bust of Faustina Junior right. Reverse: S C; Diana standing left; holding arrow and resting on bow. RIC 1405a; BMCRE 2191; C 207; RCV 4733. Very fine/good fine. | £40.00 |  |
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| Faustina II 011761 | Unpublished - probably an unknown variant Faustina II 'Juno' AE As Bronze, 11.05 grams, 26.05 mm. Rome. AD 145-146. Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA AVG PII F; draped bust right; hair in bun behind head. Reverse: IVNO; Juno seated left; holding patera and sceptre; peacock at feet; SC across fields. RIC III 1399 var (obv. legend), Cohen 125 var, BMC 2188 var. Fine. A significant coin which has been published on wildwinds.com | £75.00 |  |
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| Faustina II 012366 | Faustina II 'Concordia' Denarius Silver, 3.48 grams, 19.37 mm. Rome. AD 152-153. Obverse: FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII FIL; draped bust right; hair in a coil behind head. Reverse: CONCORDIA; Concordia standing facing; head right; raising hem of robe; holding cornucopiae. RIC III 500b; RSC 44; BMC 1078. Very fine. | £55.00 |  |
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| Faustina II 012645 | Scarce Faustina II 'Venus with Victory' AE As Bronze, 12.33 grams, 25.92 mm. Rome. AD 145-146. Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA; draped bust right. Reverse: AVGVSTI PII FIL S C; Venus standing left; holding Victory; leaning on a shield set on helmet. RIC III, 1389; Cohen 18. Fine-good fine. | £40.00 |  |
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| Faustina II 013182 | Faustina II 'Diana with Torch' AE As Bronze, 8.14 grams, 24.42 mm. Rome. AD 161-176. Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA; draped bust right. Reverse: DIANA LVCIFERA; Diana standing right; holding long torch. RIC III 1632; Cohen 89. Good fine. | £45.00 |  |
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| Faustina II 008869 | Faustina II 'Laetitia' Sestertius Bronze, 21.49 grams, 31.86 mm. Rome. AD 161-175. Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA; draped bust right; hair in bun. Reverse: LAETITIA SC; Laetitia standing left; holding wreath and sceptre. Although this coin has no clearly visible legend on the reverse, it is the only coin of Faustina II with a rev. legend ending in an A, and with the deity holding a sceptre and something else. RIC III 1653; Cohen 150; Sear (5) 5279. Fine. | £45.00 |  |
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| Faustina II 01 | Faustina II 'Diana' Sestertius Brass, 20.70 grams, 28.97 mm. Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA PIA; draped bust of Faustina Junior right. Reverse: SIDERIBVS RECEPTA, S C in field; Diana standing left; crescent on shoulders; holding lighted torch in both hands. C216; RIC 1716; RCV 5233. Good fine. | £80.00 |  |
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| Faustina II 006844 | Faustina II 'Fecunditas' Sestertius Brass, 22.38 grams, 31.09 mm. Rome AD 161-175. Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA; draped bust of Faustina Junior right. Reverse: FECVNDITAS SC; Fecunditas standing right; resting on sceptre; holding child. RIC 1638; BMCRE 905; C 100; MIR 9; RCV 5274. 55/130/400. Good-fine. | £30.00 |  |
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Main Roman Coin Book and Other References: RIC = Mattingly, Harold The Roman Imperial Coinage BMC = Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum RSC = Seaby, H A Roman Silver Coinage RCV = Sear, David R Roman Coins and Their Values Cr = Crawford, Michael The Roman Republican Coinage SB = Sear, David R Byzantine Coins and Their Values S = Coins of England and the United Kingdom WW = Wildwinds.com (reference & attribution site)
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