Faustina II AE Sestertius. Rome mint. Struck under Marcus 
Aurelius, AD 161-164. 

Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, wearing narrow diadem. 
Rev: SALVTI AVGVSTAE, S-C across fields, Salus seated left, 
resting left arm on side of chair and with right hand 
feeding out of patera a serpent coiled around and rising 
from altar. 

RIC III 1668 (Aurelius); Cohen 200; Sear 5283. 
Scarce with the S-C across the fields. 

With exclusive permission of TimeLine Auctions (www.timelineauctions.com), Jun, 2014