Sestertius - Faustina the Elder IVNONI REGINAE S C

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year138-141
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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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#1080, OCRE#ric.3.ant.1080
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 letteringFAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII P P
(Translation: Faustina Augusta Antonini Augusti Pii, Patri Patriae. Faustina [the Elder] the venerable, [consort of] emperor (Augustus) Antoninus [Pius], father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionThrone, ornamented and draped; on left, transverse sceptre leans against throne, tip upwards to right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIVNONI REGINAE S C
(Translation: Iunoni Reginae. Senatus Consultum. To Queen Juno. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (138-141)  - -
Catalog ID1430987200
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