Sestertius - Faustina the Elder and Antoninus Pius CONCORDIAE S C

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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
Weight25.1 g
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Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#1129, OCRE#ric.3.ant.1129
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 AVG FAVSTINA
(Translation: Diva Augusta Faustina. The divine and venerable Faustina [the Elder].)
Reverse descriptionAntoninus Pius, standing right, and Faustina I, standing left, both on low bases, holding between them statuette of Fortuna; below, small figures of Marcus Aurelius, right, and Faustina the Younger, left, clasping hands over altar.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCONCORDIAE S C
(Translation: Concordiae. Senatus Consultum. Of harmony. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (141)  - -
Catalog ID6784393480
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