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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 7346015, member: 75937&quot;]Lovely! That was probably still buying stuff during the reign of Trajan! </p><p><br /></p><p>I have many low-grade but beloved coins in my collection. They must have circulated for decades. I like to imagine they are impregnated with pagan altar smoke, gladiator blood, and olive oil.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is one of my all time favorites in any grade. It&#039;s worn. It has some flan flaws. But that patina! How it documents Faustina and Marcus&#039; growing family! The heft of it in my hand! </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-fecvnd-avgvstae-s-c-sestertius-2-jpg.1189955/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Faustina II, AD 147-175.</p><p>Roman oricalchum sestertius, 22.36 gm, 33.7 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome, December AD 160.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>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 Fadilla and Cornificia).</p><p>Refs: RIC 1635; BMCRE 902-904; Cohen 96; Strack 1336; RCV 5273; MIR 10.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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