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Denarius - Faustina the Younger VENVS, Venus
Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
Year | 145-161 |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Value | 1 Denarius |
Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
Composition | Silver |
Weight | 3.3 g |
Dimensions | 17 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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Reference(s) | RIC III#517C_denarius, OCRE#ric.3.ant.517C_denarius |
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 |
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Mint | |
Mintage | ND
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Catalog ID | 1045594310 |
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