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Faustina, The Elder
Ae and Provincial Coinage of Faustina Sr.
OR
Annia Galeria Faustina (Faustina The Elder)
(aprox. 100 AD) - 140 AD
Wife of Antoninus Pius and mother of Marcus Aurelius Fulvius
Antoninus, Marcus Galerius Aurelius Antoninus, Aurelia Fadilla &
Annia Galeria Faustina Minor
DIVA - FAVSTINA
Draped bust right
AETER-NITAS
Aeternitas standing, facing, raising hand and holding scepter;
Large S/C in left/right fields

Æ As; 10.64g; 26-27mm
RIC 1102, BMC 1481, C 28
DIVA AVG - FAVSTINA
Draped bust right
AETERNITAS
Aeternitas seated left, holding Phoenix on globe and scepter
E: SC

RIC1103b (variant) RIC only lists as Sesterius
Æ As; 10.46g; 24mm
DIVA-FAVSTINA
Draped and veiled bust right
CONSECRATIO S-C
Vesta standing left, sacrificing from patera over altar to left &
holding scepter. torch

Æ As;11.73g;27-28mm
RIC 1187, Cohen 163,
DIVA AVGVS-TA FAVSTINA
Draped bust right, hair coiled on top of head

PIET-AVG
Altar with closed doors
SC under altar

RIC 1191, S 4654, C258
Æ As;11.82g / 27mm
DIVA FAVSTINA
draped bust right

AETERNITAS
SC in ex, Aeternitas seasted left on globe, holding scepter

Æ Dupondius; 10.58g
RIC 1159, Cohen 22, BMC 1551