Aureus - Faustina the Elder (IVNONI REGINAE; Juno)
Obverse
Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved in several loops round head and drawn up and coiled on top.
Lettering: FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG P P
Reverse
Juno, veiled, draped, standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and vertical sceptre in left; at feet, peacock, left.
Lettering: IVNONI REGINAE
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG P P
Reverse Lettering
IVNONI REGINAE
Comments
Mass varies: 7.19–7.42 g;
Example of this type:
Trustees of the British Museum
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
