Sestertius - Faustina the Elder (IVNONI REGINAE S C)
Obverse
Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top.
Lettering: FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII P P
Reverse
Throne, ornamented and draped: below, peacock, with tail spread, standing, front, head right, on cushion: on left, transverse sceptre leans against throne, tip upwards to right.
Lettering: IVNONI REGINAE S C
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII P P
Reverse Lettering
IVNONI REGINAE S C
Comments
Mass varies: 19.91–28.75 g;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
