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Faustina Junior, wife of Marcus Aurelius 147-176. Denarius 18 mm 161-176 Rome. Draped bust right FAVSTINA AVGVSTA / FECVND AVGVSTAE Fecunditas standing left between two girls, holding two infants in her arms. RIC 676; very fine
During her marriage with Marcus Aurelius for 30 years, Faustina Junior gave birth to thirteen children, but only six of them survived infancy. The most famous offsprings were the later emperor Commodus and his older sister Lucilla, who was married to Lucius Verus, co-emperor of her father.