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Contributor: Teresa Darling.
Issuer:
FAUSTINA SENIOR
, wife of Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161. AR Denarius.
Obverse:
DIVA FAVSTINA, her draped bust to the right.
Reverse:
AETERNITAS, Providentia standing facing left holding apple and veil in majesty above her head.
Reference:
RIC 351; Sear 1348.
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
.