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Sestertius - Faustina the Elder AVGVSTA S C, Venus
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
| Year | 141 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 23.7 g |
| Dimensions | 32 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular)
Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | RIC III#1124, OCRE#ric.3.ant.1124 |
| Obverse description | Bust 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 script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | DIVA
FAVSTINA
(Translation: Diva Faustina. The divine Faustina [the Elder].) |
| Reverse description | Vesta, standing left, holding palladium and sceptre. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | AVGVSTA
S C
(Translation: Augusta. Senatus Consultum. Empress by decree of the senate.) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND (141) - -
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| Catalog ID | 4641562650 |
| Comments | |
