Aureus - Faustina the Elder PROV OVOD TR P XVI COS III, Providentia

€260,469.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year140-161
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#410*_aureus, OCRE#ric.3.ant.410*_aureus
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: Diva Faustina. The divine Faustina [the Elder].)
Reverse descriptionProvidentia, standing left, holding globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPROV OVOD TR P XVI COS III
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Sexta Decima, Consul Tertium. Holder of tribunician power for the 16th time, consul for the third time.)
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MintageND (140-161)  - -
Catalog ID5865518720
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