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#1073c, OCRE#ric.3.ant.1073c
Obverse descriptionHead of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI
(Translation: Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae, Tribunicia Potestate Undecima. Antoninus Pius, emperor (Augustus) father of the nation, holder of tribunician power for the eleventh time.)
Reverse descriptionBust of Faustina I, veiled, 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 ID3511689910
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