Denarius - Faustina the Younger VENVS; 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 | 145-161 |
| Value | 1 Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.4 g |
| Diameter | 17.66 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 260718 |
| References | RIC III# 517B_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.517B_denariusOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Faustina the Younger, stephane round head, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL
Unabridged legend: Faustinae Augustae, Pii Augusti Filia.
Translation: To Faustina [the Younger] the venerable, daughter of emperor [Antoninus] Pius.
Reverse
Venus, draped, standing left, holding apple in right hand and rudder set on dolphin, which coils round it, in left.
Script: Latin
Lettering: VENVS
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 3.06–3.81 g; Example of this type: Museu de Prehistòria de València
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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