Denarius - Faustina the Elder AVGVSTA; Ceres
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Antoninus Pius (Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius) (138-161)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 141 |
| Value | 1 Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.2 g |
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 260365 |
| References | RIC III# 356a_denarius 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.356a_denariusOnline 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: DIVA FAVSTINA
Translation:
Diva Faustina.
The divine Faustina [the Elder].
Reverse
Ceres, veiled, draped, standing left, holding out torch in right hand and short vertical sceptre in left.
Script: Latin
Lettering: AVGVSTA
Translation:
Augusta.
The venerable.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 2.37–3.71 g;
Diameter varies: 15.5–19 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 15.5–19 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (141) | $ 48 | ||||||||||||||
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