Sestertius - Antoninus Pius and Faustina the Elder DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year141
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 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#1073b, OCRE#ric.3.ant.1073b
Obverse descriptionHead of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III
(Translation: Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Tertium. Antoninus Pius, emperor (Augustus) father of the nation, holder of tribunician power, consul for the third time.)
Reverse descriptionBust of Faustina I, draped, right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA
(Translation: Diva Augusta Faustina. The divine and venerable Faustina [the Elder].)
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MintageND (141)  - -
Catalog ID2829560560
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