Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-4889
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.10 grams, 30 mm. Faustina II, 161-175 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bust r. Reverse: FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas standing standing r. holding scepter, looking at child she is holding to l.; in field, S C.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Nerva–Antonine Dynasty (96–192 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Faustina II (Empress consort of Marcus Aurelius) and Fecunditas (Roman deity)
Inscription:
FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, S C, and F E C V N D I T A S
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
161-175 AD
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 30 millimeters and weight 23.1 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4889, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.10 grams, 30 mm. Faustina II, 161-175 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bust r. Reverse: FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas standing standing r. holding scepter, looking at child she is holding to l.; in field, S C.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4889, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.10 grams, 30 mm. Faustina II, 161-175 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bust r. Reverse: FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas standing standing r. holding scepter, looking at child she is holding to l.; in field, S C.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4889, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.10 grams, 30 mm. Faustina II, 161-175 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bust r. Reverse: FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas standing standing r. holding scepter, looking at child she is holding to l.; in field, S C.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4889, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.10 grams, 30 mm. Faustina II, 161-175 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bust r. Reverse: FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas standing standing r. holding scepter, looking at child she is holding to l.; in field, S C.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4889, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.10 grams, 30 mm. Faustina II, 161-175 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bust r. Reverse: FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas standing standing r. holding scepter, looking at child she is holding to l.; in field, S C.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4889, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.10 grams, 30 mm. Faustina II, 161-175 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bust r. Reverse: FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas standing standing r. holding scepter, looking at child she is holding to l.; in field, S C.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4889, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.10 grams, 30 mm. Faustina II, 161-175 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bust r. Reverse: FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas standing standing r. holding scepter, looking at child she is holding to l.; in field, S C.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4889, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.10 grams, 30 mm. Faustina II, 161-175 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bust r. Reverse: FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas standing standing r. holding scepter, looking at child she is holding to l.; in field, S C.

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