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ID:     591997
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Faustina II Jr.
Date Ruled:     AD 147-175
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Aureus
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 147-161
Weight:     6.94 g
Obverse Legend:     FAVSTINAE AVG_PII AVG FIL
Obverse Description:     Draped bust right with hair waved and coiled on back of head and encircled with a band of pearls
Reverse Legend:     VENER_I_GENETRICI
Reverse Description:     Venus standing left, holding apple in right hand, and a child in swaddling clothes
Mint:     Rome
Primary Reference:     RIC III 0512(c) (A. Pius)
Reference2:     BMCRE 1059 (Pius)
Reference3:     Cohen 236
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=16643
Grade:     EF, an elegant and charming portrait
Notes:     ($7500) From the JÜrgen K