Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-6482
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080006482
Description:
Coin: Denarius, Silver, Faustina I Ru. Juno - 2.5 gm. Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA - Bust facing right, draped. Reverse: AVGV [S]TA - Ceres veiled, draped, standing facing front, head turned left, holding long torch, vertical in right hand, and raising fold of drapery in left.
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Sub Mint L, ancient Rome
Culture or time period:
Nerva–Antonine Dynasty (96–192 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Person depicted:
Annia Galeria Faustina (Empress, consort of Antoninus Pius) and Ceres (Roman deity)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: DIVA FAVSTINA and Reverse legend: AVGV [S]TA
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
141 AD
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 2.5 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6482, described as Coin: Denarius, Silver, Faustina I Ru. Juno - 2.5 gm. Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA - Bust facing right, draped. Reverse: AVGV [S]TA - Ceres veiled, draped, standing facing front, head turned left, holding long torch, vertical in right hand, and raising fold of drapery in left.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6482, described as Coin: Denarius, Silver, Faustina I Ru. Juno - 2.5 gm. Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA - Bust facing right, draped. Reverse: AVGV [S]TA - Ceres veiled, draped, standing facing front, head turned left, holding long torch, vertical in right hand, and raising fold of drapery in left.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6482, described as Coin: Denarius, Silver, Faustina I Ru. Juno - 2.5 gm. Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA - Bust facing right, draped. Reverse: AVGV [S]TA - Ceres veiled, draped, standing facing front, head turned left, holding long torch, vertical in right hand, and raising fold of drapery in left.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6482, described as Coin: Denarius, Silver, Faustina I Ru. Juno - 2.5 gm. Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA - Bust facing right, draped. Reverse: AVGV [S]TA - Ceres veiled, draped, standing facing front, head turned left, holding long torch, vertical in right hand, and raising fold of drapery in left.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6482, described as Coin: Denarius, Silver, Faustina I Ru. Juno - 2.5 gm. Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA - Bust facing right, draped. Reverse: AVGV [S]TA - Ceres veiled, draped, standing facing front, head turned left, holding long torch, vertical in right hand, and raising fold of drapery in left.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6482, described as Coin: Denarius, Silver, Faustina I Ru. Juno - 2.5 gm. Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA - Bust facing right, draped. Reverse: AVGV [S]TA - Ceres veiled, draped, standing facing front, head turned left, holding long torch, vertical in right hand, and raising fold of drapery in left.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6482, described as Coin: Denarius, Silver, Faustina I Ru. Juno - 2.5 gm. Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA - Bust facing right, draped. Reverse: AVGV [S]TA - Ceres veiled, draped, standing facing front, head turned left, holding long torch, vertical in right hand, and raising fold of drapery in left.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6482, described as Coin: Denarius, Silver, Faustina I Ru. Juno - 2.5 gm. Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA - Bust facing right, draped. Reverse: AVGV [S]TA - Ceres veiled, draped, standing facing front, head turned left, holding long torch, vertical in right hand, and raising fold of drapery in left.

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