Aureus - Faustina the Elder VENERI AVGVSTAE; Venus

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Antoninus Pius (Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius) (138-161)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	138-139
Value	1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Gold
Weight	7.4 g
Diameter	18 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 260315
References	RIC III# 333 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 2003. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 3. Antoninus Pius – Commodus (AD 138–192) (Reprint). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.3.ant.333 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved in several loops round head and drawn up and coiled on top.

Script: Latin

Lettering: FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG P P

Translation:
Faustina Augusta Antonini Augusti, Patri Patriae.
Faustina [the Elder] the venerable, [consort of] emperor (Augustus) Antoninus [Pius], father of the nation.

Reverse

Venus, draped, standing right, with right hand lifting veil from head and left hand holding apple.

Script: Latin

Lettering: VENERI AVGVSTAE

Translation:
Veneri Augustae.
To Venus, the venerable.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 7.08–7.63 g;

Example of this type:
Trustees of the British Museum

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (138-139)								$ 700

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	Katz Auction 184 Lot 26	27 Feb 2026	XF	USD 749.54 (EUR 650.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 180 Lot 13	2 Jan 2026	XF	USD 657.29 (EUR 570.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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