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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 4745178, member: 75937&quot;]It&#039;s time for another edition of Faustina Friday!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Today&#039;s coins celebrate Faustina II&#039;s jaw-dropping fecundity! Here are just six of her brood!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-fecvnd-avgvstae-denarius-2-jpg.1083928/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Faustina Junior, Augusta AD 147-176</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.41 g, 18.1 mm, 12:00</p><p>Rome, AD 161.</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; Strack 520e; RCV 5251; CRE 178; Dinsdale 005120.</p><p><br /></p><p>Shortly thereafter, twin boys were born:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-saecvli-felicit-denarius-ric-711-jpg.1083940/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Faustina Junior, Augusta AD 147-176.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.22 g, 17.0 mm, 12:00.</p><p>Rome, AD 161/2.</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); CRE 221; Dinsdale 005590.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s two bronzes featuring all six of &#039;em -- Faustina III, Lucilla, Fadilla and Cornificia standing at her feet and the twins Commodus and Antoninus in her arms!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-tempor-felic-s-c-sestertius-jpg.1139202/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </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 stephane).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-tempor-felic-s-c-dupondius-jpg.1139203/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </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 stephane).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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