Denarius - Faustina the Elder Ceres

€260,455.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year141
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight3.4 g
Dimensions17.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#404B, OCRE#ric.3.ant.404B
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 AVG FAVSTINA
(Translation: Diva Augusta Faustina. The divine and venerable Faustina [the Elder].)
Reverse descriptionCeres, veiled, draped, standing right, holding vertical sceptre in right hand and two corn-ears, downwards, in left.
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Mint
MintageND (141)  - -
Catalog ID5562778660
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