Sestertius with Faustina the Younger (Venus Victrix)

Sometimes, as a collector, you have the opportunity to obtain a specimen that is slightly away from your everyday standards. But there’s something about it that won’t let you give it to others. Not that bad as it happens for a relatively affordable price. So it was with this rare sesterce with Iga Światek, oh pardon, I mean Faustina the Younger and Venus Victrix on the reverse. By the way, aren’t they similar here? It's also interesting who put the inked number on the coin and where it comes from.

Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA: Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, hair elaborately waved in nearly vertical lines and fastened in a low chignon at the back of the head, down the cheek, curls, right.

Reverse: VENVS VICTRIX S C: Venus, draped, standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and resting left hand on shield on which is probably she-wolf and twins.

Riferimento : RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1688

Fonte : https://www.instagram.com/p/CwtH72Zr0TC/

Collezione : Marcus Aurelius: A Stoic Emperor's Legacy in Coins