Aureus - Faustina the Elder and Antoninus Pius (PVELLAE FAVSTINIANAE)
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
Two-story building; on top floor, Antoninus Pius, standing right, holding scroll; in front of him, a man seated left at a table with a second man, leaning over his shoulder; on bottom floor, five women holding children and one young girl.
Lettering: PVELLAE FAVSTINIANAE
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
DIVA AVG FAVSTINA
Reverse Lettering
PVELLAE FAVSTINIANAE
Comments
Mass varies: 7.15–7.19 g;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
