Faustina Senior Dupondius

Description

DIVA FAUSTINA SENIOR.

Wife of Antoninus Pius.

AE Dupondius, RIC1155, Sear 4636.

Obverse: DIVA FAUSTINA, draped bust right.

Reverse: AETERNITAS, Juno standing left, holding sceptre & raising right hand. S-C across fields.

Posthumous issue after 147 AD. (She died in A.D. 141).

Weight: 11.96g, 3mm wide, 26mm diameter.

VF.