Faustina Junior.
Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.70 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-164. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair waved and fastened in bun on back of head / SΛECVLI FELICIT, pulvinar, draped and ornamented, on which are two infant boys (Commodus and his brother Antoninus), each with star over his head. RIC III 709 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 27-2(a); Calicó 2072; BMCRE p. 403, note 136 (Aurelius and Verus); Biaggi –. Good VF, lightly toned, underlying luster, scratch on obverse. Extremely rare dynastic reverse. None in CoinArchives.
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