Sestertius - Faustina the Elder S C; Vesta
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 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 24 g |
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 261553 |
| References | RIC III# 1151 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.1151Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top.
Script: Latin
Lettering: DIVA FAVSTINA
Unabridged legend: Diva Faustina
Translation: The divine Faustina [the Elder].
Reverse
Vesta, draped, standing, left, holding long torch, nearly vertical, in right hand and palladium, at left shoulder, in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: S C
Unabridged legend: Senatus Consultum
Translation: Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 11.46–29.8 g;
Diameter varies: 25–31.24 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 25–31.24 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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