Aureus - Faustina the Elder (AVGVSTA; Fortuna)
Obverse
Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved in several loops round head and drawn up and coiled on top.
Lettering: DIVA FAVSTINA
Reverse
Fortuna, draped, standing0 left, holding patera in extended right hand and rudder set on globe, vertical at left side, in left hand.
Lettering: AVGVSTA
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
DIVA FAVSTINA
Reverse Lettering
AVGVSTA
Comments
Mass varies: 7.12–7.354 g;
Diameter varies: 17–19 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
