Denarius - 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
Antoninus Pius, seated left on platform on right with a woman standing besid him; both lean forward to receive a little girl, carried by man standing right below; in front of the platform, another man is running up, pushing a second little girl before him.
Lettering: PVELLAE FAVSTINIANAE
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
DIVA AVG FAVSTINA
Reverse Lettering
PVELLAE FAVSTINIANAE
Comments
Mass varies: 3.25–3.47 g;
Diameter varies: 18–19 mm;
Example of this type:
Trustees of the British Museum
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
