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Aureus - Faustina the Elder VENERI AVGVSTAE; Venus

Features

Issuer RomeRoman 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
ND (138-139)  Photo $ 700

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Aureus - Faustina the Elder (VENERI AVGVSTAE; Venus)
Katz
Auction 184
Lot 26
Internet Archive
27 Feb 2026 XF USD 749.54
(EUR 650.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Aureus - Faustina the Elder (VENERI AVGVSTAE; Venus)
Katz
Auction 180
Lot 13
Internet Archive
2 Jan 2026 XF USD 657.29
(EUR 570.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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