As - Faustina the Elder VENERI, Venus

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year138-141
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAs = 1⁄16 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight10.8 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#1097_as, OCRE#ric.3.ant.1097_as
Obverse descriptionBust 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.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringFAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII P P
(Translation: Faustina Augusta Antonini Augusti Pii, Patri Patriae. Faustina [the Elder] the venerable, [consort of] emperor (Augustus) Antoninus [Pius], father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionVenus, standing right, drawing up robe from right shoulder and holding apple.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVENERI
(Translation: Veneri. Of Venus.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (138-141)  - -
Catalog ID6365450270
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