Coin: æ sestertius
- Museum number:
- 8-5877
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm21080005877
- Accession number:
- Acc.892
- Description:
- Coin: Sestertius, Æ, Faustina II - 26.47 grams. Rome, 161-175 AD. Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA - bust of Faustina facing right, draped, diademed. Reverse: SALVTI AVGVSTAE, SC - Salus seated facing left, feeding snake from patera.
- Donor:
- Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
- Collection place:
- Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
- Production place:
- Rome (ancient city)
- Culture or time period:
- Nerva–Antonine Dynasty (96–192 AD)
- Collector:
- unknown
- Materials:
- Bronze (metal)
- Person depicted:
- Annia Galeria Faustina (Empress, consort of Antoninus Pius) and Salus (Roman diety)
- Inscription:
- FAVSTINA AVGVSTA and SALVTI AVGVSTAE, SC
- Object type:
- archaeology
- Object class:
- Coins (money) and Sestertii
- Function:
- 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
- Production date:
- 161-175 AD
- Accession date:
- 1946
- Department:
- Classical Mediterranean
- Dimensions:
- weight 26.47 grams
- Images:
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- Legacy documentation:
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