Sestertius - Faustina the Elder P M TR P VI IMP IIII COS II PAX S C, Fortuna

€261,705.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year140-161
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#1201, OCRE#ric.3.ant.1201
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 descriptionFortuna, left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P VI IMP IIII COS II PAX S C
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Sexta, Imperator Quartum, Consul Secundum. Pax. Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the sixth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the fourth time, consul for the second time. Peace. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (140-161)  - -
Catalog ID8771617390
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