Denarius - Faustina the Elder AETERNITAS; Providentia

Features

Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Antoninus Pius (Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius) (138-161)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 141
Value 1 Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Silver
Weight 3.3 g
Diameter 17 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
260351
References RIC III# 350Ab_denarius,
Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 2003. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 3. Antoninus Pius – Commodus (AD 138–192) (1930 reprinted edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
OCRE# ric.3.ant.350Ab_denarius
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Faustina I, veiled, draped, right with hair elaborately waved and coiled on top.

Script: Latin

Lettering: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA

Translation:
Diva Augusta Faustina.
The divine and venerable Faustina [the Elder].

Reverse

Providentia, draped, standing left, holding globe in extended right hand and vertical sceptre in left.

Script: Latin

Lettering: AETERNITAS

Translation: Eternity.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy

Comments

Mass varies: 3.08–3.51 g;
Diameter varies: 16.5–18 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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