Faustina II. Denarius; Faustina II; Rome, 161-2 AD, Denarius, 3.46g. BM-139, C-191, RIC-712. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA Bust draped r. wearing stephane. Rx: SAECVLI FELICIT Frontal throne with fringed seat cover, on which sit two infants, each raising one hand. Commemorates the birth of Faustina's twin sons Commodus (the future emperor) and Antoninus on 31 August 161 AD. From the Philip Ashton Collection, acquired in May 1998.. EF
Estimate: $300