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A silver denarius of the empress Faustina Junior with a reverse showing Spes Coin Type: Silver denarius of Faustina Junior, 147-176 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, 157-161 CE.
Size and Weight: 18mm x 16mm, 3.32g
Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA
Draped bust right.
Reverse: AVGVSTI PII FIL
Spes standing facing, head left, holding up a flower (bud?) and lifting the hem of her skirt.
Provenance: ancient_auction_house_uk (eBay), January 2004
Ref: RCV (2002) 4702; RIC III Antoninus Pius 497
BW Ref: 003 027 010
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