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Aureus - Faustina the Younger VENERI GENETRICI, Venus
| Location | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Composition | Brass clad aluminium |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Faustina the Younger facing right, with hair waved and coiled at the back of the head. The surrounding legend reads FAUSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL in relief against the field. A suspension hole is visible at the top of the flan. |
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| Reverse description | Venus, draped, standing left, holding an apple in her extended right hand and a long sceptre or spear in her left hand. The surrounding legend VENERI GENETRICI is inscribed in the field around the figure. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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