Faustina II (Annia Galeria Faustina Minor), Augusta AD 147–175, wife of Marcus Aurelius

Faustina II (Annia Galeria Faustina Minor), Augusta AD 147–175, wife of Marcus Aurelius

• Mint/date: Rome, AD 161–175 (struck under Marcus Aurelius)

• Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA – draped bust right, hair waved and coiled in a low chignon with a band/stephane.

• Reverse: IVNONI REGINAE – Juno, veiled, draped, standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and sceptre in left; at her feet left, a peacock looking back. Heritage describes the same type as "IVNONI-REGINAE, Juno standing facing, veiled head left, patera in right hand, scepter in left, peacock at feet to left" 

• References: RIC III 694–696 (Marcus Aurelius). Vcoins lists it as RIC 696; Heritage's example is RIC III 695 – the numbers vary only by bust style and legend break, all the same Juno-with-peacock type.