Aureus - Faustina the Elder (VENERI AVGVSTAE; Venus)
Obverse
Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved in several loops round head and drawn up and coiled on top.
Lettering: FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG P P
Reverse
Venus, draped, standing right, with right hand lifting veil from head and left hand holding apple.
Lettering: VENERI AVGVSTAE
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG P P
Reverse Lettering
VENERI AVGVSTAE
Comments
Mass varies: 7.08–7.63 g;
Example of this type:
Trustees of the British Museum
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
