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Sestertius - Faustina the Elder CONSECRATIO S C, Vesta
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
| Year | 141 |
| Type | Standard circulation
coins |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 22.3 g |
| Dimensions | 32.5 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular)
Hammered |
| Orientation | |
| Engraver(s) | |
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| Reference(s) | RIC III#1130, OCRE#ric.3.ant.1130 |
| 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, sacrificing, with patera over altar and holding long torch. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | CONSECRATIO S C
(Translation: Consecratio. Senatus Consultum. Consecration. Decree of the senate.) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND (141) - -
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| Catalog ID | 9146455240 |
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