<— Last coin ----------     What I Like About Ancient Coins     ---------- Next coin —>
Last coin thumbnail   Next coin thumbnail
A brass sestertius of the empress Faustina Junior with a reverse showing Fecunditas. Coin Type: Brass sestertius of Faustina Junior, 147-176 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, 161-175 CE.
Size and Weight: 21 x 24mm, 12.32g
Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA
Draped bust right, hair waved and coiled at the back of the head.
Reverse: FECVNDITAS S C
Fecunditas standing right, tall scetpre in left hand behind, infant seated on right hand held at shoulder level in front. The infant reaches towards her.
Provenance: rowfar (eBay), November 2007
Ref: RCV (2002) 5274; RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1638.
BW Ref: 029 035 118
Click on the picture for a larger scale view of the coin
The content of this page was last updated on 26 July 2009