Denarius - Faustina the Elder (AVGVSTA; Vesta)
Obverse
Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved in several loops round head and drawn up and coiled on top.
Lettering: DIVA FAVSTINA
Reverse
Vesta, veiled, draped, standing left, holding simpulum in right hand and palladium in left.
Lettering: AVGVSTA
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
DIVA FAVSTINA
Reverse Lettering
AVGVSTA
Comments
Mass varies: 2.667–3.57 g;
Diameter varies: 17.5–18 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
