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Contributor: Teresa Darling.
Issuer:
FAUSTINA SENIOR
, wife of Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161. AR Denarius.
Obverse:
DIVA FAVSTINA, Draped bust of Faustina to the right.
Reverse:
AETERNITAS, Aeternitas standing left holding phoenix and raising skirt with left hand.
Reference:
RIC 347. Grade :EF.
Comments:
For more information, read the "
Antoninus Pius
" entry from
De Imperatoribus Romanis
.
For recent scholarship on both Faustinas see
TOCS-IN
; for book reviews, see
Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews
.