Faustina II. Sestertius

Faustina II; Sestertius, 24.39g. Obv: FAVSTINA - AVGVSTA Her bust draped r., wearing stephane. Rx: SAECVL - I FELICIT around, S - C across field, Draped and ornamented throne, seen from front, on which two baby boys are seated, facing each other. Ex Sotheby's Sale, 7 May 1975, Frederick J. Woodbridge Coll. Ex Ars Classica VIII, Clarence Bement Coll., June 1924Wonderful portrait; slight flatness on drapery on back of shoulder. EF