ROMAN IMPERIAL SESTERTIUS FAUSTINA II JR GENETRICI! Start Price USD 129.99 Current Price USD 129.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, September 04, 2008 End Time Sunday, September 07, 2008 Location NEW ENGLAND See more about 'ROMAN IMPERIAL SESTERTIUS FAUSTINA II JR GENETRICI!' Description FAUSTINA II, ROMAN EMPRESS (AD 161- AD 175). AE SESTERTIUS 28.2g, 30mm; YOUNG DR. BUST R. WEARING STEPHANO DIADEM. REV.: VENUS STG L. HOLDS APPLE & SWADDLED CHILD; 'VENERI GENETRICI - SC' .  ISSUED UNDER ANTONINUS PIUS;(COHEN 237). NICE FINE-W/DK GREEN PATINA. SCARCE OBVERSE TYPE.  VERY PRETTY EXAMPLE OF THIS LARGE BRONZE COIN DEPICTING THE EMPRESS WHO WAS THE DAUGHTER OF ANTONINUS PIUS AND WIFE OF MARCUS AURELIUS. SHE HOLDS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE DAUGHTER OF, WIFE TO AND MOTHER OF ROMAN EMPERORS, AND AS SUCH, IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT THIS COIN IS DEDICATED TO THE FACT... THIS IS A PLEASING EXAMPLE, AND A GREAT HISTORICAL ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION! GRAB THIS ONE WHILE YOU CAN! THIS IS ONE OF A SERIES OF MY LIFETIME ANCIENTS AND RARE COIN COLLECTION I AM AUCTIONING OVER THE SUMMER; I AM A COLLECTOR FOR OVER 35 YEARS... ALL U.S. SHIPMENTS INSURED; INTERNATIONAL WILL SHIP PRIORITY AIR MAIL. ALL INQUIRIES WELCOME. GOOD LUCK, THANKS FOR BIDDING, AND BE SURE TO CHECK MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR MORE GREAT SCARCE COINS & COLLECTIBLES!! Place a Bid!