Sestertius of Faustina the Elder
Minted:Rome
Culture: Roman
Date: AD 141-161
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions:
1 1/4 × 1 5/16 in. (3.1 × 3.3 cm)
27.99 grams
Die Axis: 5
Credit Line: Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Object number: 91.111.63
Inscribed: Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA
Rev: AVGVSTA; SC
Provenance: Sold by Coin Galleries, New York, to Gilbert M. Denman, Jr. (1921-2004), San Antonio, 1983; Gilbert M. Denman, Jr., by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 1991.
Label Text
Obverse: Bust of Faustina the Elder (wife of Antoninus Pius); DIVA FAVSTINA
Reverse: Ceres, holding two torches, S C; AVGVSTA
(J. Powers, 2008)
Reverse: Ceres, holding two torches, S C; AVGVSTA
(J. Powers, 2008)
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