@Julius Germanicus showed his Faustina II Fecund June 2018, I put it immediatly on my wishlist. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/new-faustina-ii-sestertius-fecvnd-avgvstae.318714/ Finally found one which I liked pricewise and quality: Please show your Faustina's with one or more of her children, thanks
Very "honest" looking coin! Adorable kids! Now I have to look for one (see how this works? This could be my 1st.)
Very nice, "unimproved", coin ! My two sestertii with chidren are quite worn: Faustina II Sestertius Obv.: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right Rev.: FECVND AVGVSTAE / S - C, Fecunditas standing facing, head left, holding two infants; girls standing to left and right. AE, 20.39g, 33mm Ref.: RIC III 1635, C96 Faustina II Sestertius, AD 161-175 Obv.: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right. Rev.: TEMPOR FELIC, Faustina standing left, holding two infants, between four girls at her feet. In field, S – C. AE, 28.05g, 33.4 mm Ref.: RIC 1673 Faustina Minor AR-Denar, Rome Obv.: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair tied in bun without pearls Rev.: FECVND AVGVSTAE, Fecunditas standing left between two children, holding two more in arms Ag, 18.5mm, 3.3g. Ref.: RIC III 676, RSC 95, RCV 5251, CRE 178 [C] Faustina Minor AR-Denar, Rome Obv.: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair tied in bun Rev.: TEMPOR FELIC, Fecunditas standing left between four children, holding two more in arms, each with star above Ag, 3.3g. Ref.: RIC III 719 var. (six children instead of four, possible RIC error), CRE 179 [C] Faustina Minor AR-Denar, Rome, AD 161-165 Obv.: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right Rev.: SAECVLI FELICIT, draped throne on which are two children: Commodus and Titus Aurelius Fulvus Antoninus, no stars above, no ball between Ag, 3.16g, 18.3mm Ref.: RIC 71, CRE 221 [C]
Lovely patina on your new FII FECVND, Andres! Faustina II, Wife of Marcus Aurelius AE Sestertius, Struck 161-176 AD, Rome mint Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bust of Faustina II, draped, hair elaborately waved in nearly vertical lines and fastened in a low chignon at back of head, down cheek, curls, right. Reverse: FECVND AVGVSTAE, Fecunditas, draped, standing left, between two children and holding two infants in her arms, S-C across field. References: RIC III 1635 Size: 34mm, 24.2g Faustina II, Wife of Marcus Aurelius AE As, Struck 161-176 AD, Rome mint Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, sometimes diademed, hair elaborately waved in nearly vertical lines and fastened in a low chignon at back of head round head, down cheek, curls, right. Reverse: FECVN-DITAS , Fecunditas, draped, standing right, holidng sceptre in right hand and infant in left arm, S-C across field. References: RIC III 1639 And her daughter, Lucilla: Lucilla, Wife of Verus, Daughter of Aurelius AE Sestertius, Struck 164-169 AD, Rome Mint Obverse: LVCILLA AVGVSTA, Bust of Lucilla, hair waved and fastened in a low chignon at back of head, draped, right. Reverse: FECVNDITAS, Lucilla as Fecunditas, draped, seated right on low seat, nursing infant; before her, a girl standing; behind her, a boy standing; SC in exergue. References: RIC III 1738 Size: 32mm, 24.4g I really like that one! So many kiddos!
Great looking coins. I have two of the Faustina II with babies TEMPOR FELIC - one with stephane, one without
That is a very collectible sestertius. Style and strike are very good. For comparison, I offer a barbarous F2 sestertius which would deserve a striking rating under 1 (does NGC do negative numbers?).
How the heck did I miss this thread? Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman oricalchum sestertius, 22.36 gm, 33.7 mm, 12 h. Rome, AD 160. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: FECVND AVGVSTAE S C, (Faustina as) Fecunditas standing left, between two children (thought to represent Faustina III and Lucilla), holding two infants in her arms (thought to represent Commodus and Antoninus). Refs: RIC 1635; BMCRE 902-904; Cohen 96; Strack 1336; RCV 5273; MIR 10.