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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, her hair arranged in a bun on her head.
Reverse:
AVGVSTA, Vesta standing facing, her head to the left, holding sceptre.
Reference:
RIC 369; Van Meter 5/8. Grade: ChEF
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
.