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

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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#1202, OCRE#ric.3.ant.1202
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, standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR P VI IMP IIII COS II PAX
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Sexta, Imperator Quartum, Consul Secundum. Pax. Holder of tribunician power for the sixth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the fourth time, consul for the second time, peace.)
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MintageND (140-161)  - -
Catalog ID3023303490
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