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Contributor: Teresa Darling.
Issuer:
FAUSTINA JUNIOR
, wife of Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180. AR Denarius.
Obverse:
FAVSTINA AVGVSTA. Her diademed and draped bust right.
Reverse:
FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas standing facing right holding sceptre and infant.
Reference:
RIC 677; Sear 1495.
Comments:
For more information, read the "
Marcus Aurelius
" entry from
De Imperatoribus Romanis
.
For recent scholarship on both Faustinas see
TOCS-IN
; for book reviews, see
Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews
.