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Aureus - Faustina the Elder CONCORDIA AVG, Concordia
| Issuer | Imperial Roman Mint |
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| Year | 138-139 |
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| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Faustina the Elder facing right, her hair elaborately waved and drawn back into a bun at the nape, rendered in the refined Antonine court style. The portrait is executed in high relief with careful attention to physiognomic detail. The encircling legend reads FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG P P, distributed around the bust within the coin's field. The flan is slightly irregular, as is characteristic of hammered Roman aurei of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG P P (Translation: Faustina Augusta Antonini Augusti, Patri Patriae. Faustina [the Elder] the venerable, [consort of] emperor (Augustus) Antoninus [Pius], father of the nation.) |
| Reverse description | The goddess Concordia is depicted seated left on an ornate throne, her figure draped in a flowing garment. She extends her right hand forward, likely holding a patera or a similar offering vessel, while her left arm rests at her side. A decorative altar or sceptre is visible at the base of the throne. The legend CONCORDIA AVG is distributed around the field in clear Latin capitals, identifying the personification as the venerable Harmony, a common dynastic allegory on early Antonine coinage celebrating the union of the imperial family. |
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