Aureus - Faustina the Elder (IVNONI REGINAE)
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
Throne, draped and ornamented, on which is a wreath; against it, rests transverse sceptre pointing upwards, to left, peacock, to right, basket of fruit.
Lettering: IVNONI REGINAE
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG P P
Reverse Lettering
IVNONI REGINAE
Comments
Mass varies: 7.1–7.13 g;
Example of this type:
Trustees of the British Museum
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
