Faustina II. Denarius

Faustina II; Rome, ca. 147-50 AD, Denarius, 2.82g. RIC-506b, BMC-1048, Cohen-155. Obv: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, Draped bust r., hair bound with a string of pearls. Rx: LAETITIAE PVBLICAE, standing l. holding wreath and long scepter. The old collector's ticket: "Faustina the Younger, noted for her profligacy. Her irregularities was (sic) said to have been known to everyone except Marcus himself. She died in 175, at the age of 50.". EF