Denarius - Faustina the Elder (Ceres)
Obverse
Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved in several loops round head and drawn up and coiled on top.
Lettering: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA
Reverse
Ceres, veiled, draped, standing right, holding vertical sceptre in right hand and two corn-ears, downwards, in left.
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
DIVA AVG FAVSTINA
Comments
Mass varies: 3.15–3.7 g;
Diameter varies: 17–17.5 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
