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.
Weight: 9.46 g
Diameter: 23 x 23 x 2.8 mm
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.
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
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.
Weight: 9.46 g
Diameter: 28 mm
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.
Diameter: 28 mm
Die axis: 140°
Mint: Rome, posthumous issue, issued between 141 - 146 A.D.
Reference: RIC III 1178
Mint: Rome, posthumous issue, issued between 141 - 146 A.D.
Reference: RIC III 1178
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