Faustina II SAECVLI FELICIT and twin boys sestertius at last!

I finally have the sestertius with this reverse type, which commemorates the birth to Faustina of twin boys, Commodus and Titus Aurelius Fulvus Antoninus. Antoninus died at the age of four. We all know what happened to Commodus.

This reverse appears on aurei, denarii, asses/dupondii, and sestertii. On the silver and bronze issues, Faustina may appear either bare-headed or wearing a stephane, and stars may or may not be present above the babies' heads on the reverse, making for a number of minor variations which may appear under separate catalog numbers in RIC, BMCRE and Cohen.

I've had the two bust types of the denarii for a while:


RIC 711


RIC 712

And I have had the dupondius for a very long time:


RIC 1666 (Ex Henry Clay Lindgren)

And my new purchase, the sestertius:


Faustina II, AD 147-175.
Roman orichalcum sestertius, 24.40 g, 30 mm, 12 h.
Rome, AD 161.
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.
Rev: SAECVLI FELICIT SC, draped throne on which there are two infant boys with stars above their heads.
Refs: RIC 1665; BMCRE 936; Cohen 193; RCV 5282; MIR 27.

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Now that's a nice coin!.....
She looks as if she's about to tell them off and 'TIDY YOUR ROOM'!

Lovely specimen congrats!

Paul

 

All four are nice coins and I can't say which I like the most. Congratulayions.

FAUSTINA MINORAR Denarius
OBVERSE: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust right
REVERSE: SAECVLI FELICIT, throne (Pulvinar) upon which sits Commodus and Antoninus
Struck at Rome, 161-175 AD
3.22g, 17mm
RIC 712 (Aurelius) RSC 190