Faustina II Denarius…
Heads…
On the Obverse we have the word FAVSTINA to the left of the “draped bust” of the right-facing portrait, & AVGVSTA on the right of her head…
Tails…
On the reverse is the word FECVNDITAS, going round from left to right, on the reverse, with Fecunditas standing right, ( facing right ) holding the scepter and infant. { RIC 677 }
Fecuunditas was in Roman mythology, the goddess of fertility, [-fecunditas which means in Latin: “fecundity, or fertility”-]
She was portrayed as a matron, sometimes holding a cornucopia or a hasta pura, (-1-) with children in her arms or standing next to her… whilst Nero dedicated a temple at Rome to Fecunditas, on the occasion of his daughter’s birth in 63 AD…
1 = A hasta pura was a spear made “without iron” & was awarded to a soldier the first time that he conquered in battle…
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