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Aureus - Faustina the Younger VENVS, Venus
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
| Year | 145-161 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.2 g |
| Dimensions | 19 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular)
Hammered |
| Orientation | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | RIC III#517C_aureus, OCRE#ric.3.ant.517C_aureus |
| Obverse description | Bust of Faustina the Younger, band of pearls round head, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL
(Translation: To Faustina [the Younger] the venerable, daughter of emperor [Antoninus] Pius.) |
| Reverse description | Venus, draped, standing left, holding apple in right hand and rudder set on dolphin, which coils round it, in left. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | VENVS |
| Edge | |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND
(145-161) - -
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| Catalog ID | 2140317220 |
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