Dupondius - Faustina the Elder DIVA FAVSTINA

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year140-161
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Dupondius = 1/8 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#1205_dupondius, OCRE#ric.3.ant.1205_dupondius
Obverse descriptionBust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringDIVA FAVSTINA
(Translation: Diva Faustina. The divine Faustina [the Elder].)
Reverse descriptionBust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDIVA FAVSTINA
(Translation: Diva Faustina. The divine Faustina [the Elder].)
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MintageND (140-161)  - -
Catalog ID4150279750
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