Aureus - Faustina the Elder (PIETAS AVG; Pietas)
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
Pietas, veiled, draped, standing left, with right hand dropping incense on lighted altar left and holding box in left hand.
Lettering: PIETAS AVG
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA
Reverse Lettering
PIETAS AVG
Comments
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
