Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Faustina the Elder

Faustina the Elder
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Augusta, 138 - 140 A.D.
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 Coin: AE As

Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust facing to the right.
Reverse: AETERNITAS, Pietas, standing to the left, 
raising her right hand and holding a box of perfumes with her left.
S - C across the fields.
 
Weight: 9.46 g
Diameter: 23 x 23 x 2.8 mm
Die axis: 140°
Mint: Rome, posthumous issue, issued between 141 - 146 A.D.
Reference: RIC III 1162
 Note: A metal detecting find from Suffolk
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 Coin: AE As

Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust facing to the right.
Reverse: AVGVSTA, Vesta, standing to the left, 
holding a Palladium with her right hand and a long Torch with her left.
  S - C across the fields. 
 
Weight: 9.46 g
Diameter: 28 mm 
Die axis: 140°
Mint: Rome, posthumous issue, issued between 141 - 146 A.D.
Reference: RIC III 1178
 
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