Aureus - Faustina the Elder (EX SENATVS CONSVLTO)
Obverse
Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved in several loops round head and drawn up and coiled on top.
Lettering: DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA
Reverse
Faustina I, holding corn-ears and torch, seated on chair set on car, drawn left by two elephants with drivers.
Lettering: EX SENATVS CONSVLTO
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA
Reverse Lettering
EX SENATVS CONSVLTO
Comments
Example of this type:
Trustees of the British Museum
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
