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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 5136447, member: 110350&quot;]This arrived in the mail today. The obverse isn&#039;t in the best condition, but I really liked the reverse. Not to be a walking stereotype, but I love children on coins just as much as animals! Plus, it was very inexpensive, so I couldn&#039;t resist.</p><p><br /></p><p>Faustina II [Junior) (wife of Marcus Aurelius &amp; daughter of Antoninus Pius), AR Denarius, Rome Mint, 161-175 AD. Obv. Draped bust right, hair in chignon behind, FAVSTINA AVGVSTA / Rev. Faustina as Fecunditas, standing front, head left, holding infant in each arm, two other young children standing beside her to left and right, holding onto her gown; FECVND AVGVSTAE. RIC III [Marcus Aurelius] 676, RSC II 95, Sear RCV II 5251. 17.0 mm., 3.29 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1205161[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my questions, which I hope one of our Faustina experts, like [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER], might know the answers to. First, the broad date range I put in my description of the coin comes from Sear, who usually narrows down the dates of coins when possible. But has anyone made an effort to narrow the date down further? And, does anyone know if the four children depicted on the reverse are intended to represent specific children of Faustina II and Marcus Aurelius -- just as on my Faustina II SAECVLI FELICIT denarius, issued in 161 AD, the two children on the reverse are generally believed to be the twins Titus Aurelius Fulvus Antoninus and Commodus?&nbsp; If so, which children?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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