Aureus - Faustina the Elder AVGVSTA, Ceres

€260,368.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year141
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight6.7 g
Dimensions19.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#357Aa, OCRE#ric.3.ant.357Aa, Calicó#1758, BMC RE#403
Obverse descriptionBust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved in several loops round head and drawn up and coiled on top.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringDIVA FAVSTINA
(Translation: The divine Faustina [the Elder])
Reverse descriptionCeres, veiled, draped, standing left, holding out torch in right hand and short vertical sceptre in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringAVGVSTA
(Translation: The venerable)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (141)  - -
Catalog ID3575388420
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