Augusta, A.D. 138-141
Silver Denarius
Rome mint, A.D. 141-161
Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA
Rev: AVGV-STA - Vesta, veiled, standing left, holding simpulum in right hand and palladium in left.
RIC 368
17mm, 2.9g.
Faustina, Sr. was the wife of Antoninus Pius and the mother-in-law of Marcus Aurelius (and also his mother, technically, since Antoninus Pius adopted him). She shared the throne with her husband but died after reigning just three years: a great, tragic love story; his devotion to her was so great that he minted coins in her honor for many years after her death.
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