Sestertius - Faustina the Elder FECVNDITAS S C, Fecunditas

€261,538.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year141
TypeStandard circulation coins
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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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#1142, OCRE#ric.3.ant.1142
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 descriptionFecunditas, standing right, holding sceptre and child.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringFECVNDITAS S C
(Translation: Fecunditas. Senatus Consultum. Fertility. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (141)  - -
Catalog ID7623146890
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