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ID:     73000930
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Faustina II Jr.
Date Ruled:     AD 147-175
Metal:     Orichalcum
Denomination:     Sestertius
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 161-175
Weight:     24.17 g
Die Axis:     6 h
Obverse Legend:     FAVSTINA_AVGVSTA
Obverse Description:     Bare-headed and draped bust right with a double circlet of pearls
Reverse Legend:     HIL_ARITAS / S - C
Reverse Description:     Hilaritas standing left, holding a long palm in right hand, and a cornucopiae in the left
Primary Reference:     RIC III 1642 (M. Aurelius)
Reference2:     MIR 18, 15-6b
Reference3:     Banti 66
Reference4:     Cohen 112
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=91414
Grade:     Good VF, choice warm-brown patina.
Notes:     Sale: CNG 73, Lot: 930 Ex Spink 120 (9-10 July 1997), lot 158.