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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 4474032, member: 75937&quot;]I&#039;ll play along with the ultimate mother, Faustina Junior!</p><p><br /></p><p>Many coins in all metals were issued to celebrate the fecundity of the empress. Fecund is right! She had thirteen children in eleven pregnancies (two sets of twins)! Sadly, given the high childhood mortality rate in ancient times, only six survived to adulthood. Among those who survived, only two were awarded imperial titles: Lucilla and her younger brother, Commodus.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1112759[/ATTACH]</p><p>Faustina Junior, Augusta AD 147-176.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.41 g, 18.1 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 161-176.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: FECVND AVGVSTAE, Fecunditas facing, head left, between two children (thought to represent Faustina III and Lucilla), holding two more in hand (thought to represent Fadilla and Cornificia).</p><p>Refs: RIC 676; BMCRE 89; Cohen 95; RCV 5251; Van Meter 12.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1112760[/ATTACH] </p><p>Faustina Junior, Augusta AD 147-176.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.22 g, 17.0 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 161.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: SAECVLI FELICIT, Throne, upon which are seated two infant boys, Commodus and Antoninus.</p><p>Refs: RIC 711; BMCRE 136; Cohen 191; RCV 5260 var. (no diadem).</p><p><br /></p><p>And some bronze issues depicting Faustina Jr. with (unidentified) children:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1112761[/ATTACH] </p><p>Faustina Jr, Augusta 147-176.</p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertius, 23.99 g, 31.7 mm, 11 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 161-175.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: TEMPOR FELIC SC, Faustina standing left, holding two children, four more at her feet.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1673; Cohen 222; RCV 5284 var. (no diadem).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1112762[/ATTACH] </p><p>Faustina Jr, Augusta 147-176.</p><p>Roman orichalcum dupondius, 11.55 g, 28.2 mm, 11 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 161-175.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: TEMPOR FELIC SC, Faustina standing left, holding two children, four more at her feet.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1675; Cohen 223; BMCRE 996; RCV 5304 var. (no diadem).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1112763[/ATTACH] </p><p>Faustina Jr, Augusta 147-176</p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertius, 21.28 g, 31.9 mm, 5 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 161-175.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: FECVNDITAS SC, (Faustina as) Fecunditas standing right, holding scepter and infant.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1638; BMCRE 905; Cohen 101; RCV 5274.</p><p><br /></p><p>Faustina&#039;s two living children who achieved imperial rank:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1112764[/ATTACH] </p><p>Lucilla, AD 164-169.</p><p>Roman orichalcum dupondius, 11.49 g, 24.88 mm, 6 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 166.</p><p>Obv: LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: SALVS SC, Salus standing left, feeding snake arising from altar.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1761; BMCRE 1186; Cohen 67; RCV 5521.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/commodus-libertas-sestertius-jpg.1015599/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Commodus, AD 177-192.</p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertius, 22.51 g, 29.2 mm, 1 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 192.</p><p>Obv: L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, laureate bust of Commodus, right, with slight drapery on left shoulder.</p><p>Rev: LIB AVG P M TR P XVII COS VII P P, Libertas standing facing, head left, holding pileus in right hand and vindicta in left hand; S C l. and r., low in field; star, mid right, in field.</p><p>Refs: RIC 619b; BMCRE 692 var. (bust); Cohen 290; Sear 5764; ERIC II 573 var. (bust).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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