Sestertius - Faustina the Elder (VENERI AVGVSTAE S C; Venus)
Obverse
Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top.
Lettering: FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII P P
Reverse
Venus, draped, standing right, with right hand gathering up drapery from right shoulder and holding apple in left hand.
Lettering: VENERI AVGVSTAE S C
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII P P
Reverse Lettering
VENERI AVGVSTAE S C
Comments
Mass varies: 22.56–27.91 g;
Diameter varies: 33–34 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
