Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-6496
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080006496
Description:
Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Faustina I, Ru. - 16.9 gm. Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA - Bust facing right, draped. Reverse: SC in field, illegible - Female figure standing facing left.
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)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: DIVA FAVSTINA and Reverse legend: Illegible, SC in field
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
141 AD
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 16.9 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 7 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6496, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Faustina I, Ru. - 16.9 gm. Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA - Bust facing right, draped. Reverse: SC in field, illegible - Female figure standing facing left.Hearst Museum object 2 of 7 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6496, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Faustina I, Ru. - 16.9 gm. Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA - Bust facing right, draped. Reverse: SC in field, illegible - Female figure standing facing left.Hearst Museum object 3 of 7 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6496, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Faustina I, Ru. - 16.9 gm. Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA - Bust facing right, draped. Reverse: SC in field, illegible - Female figure standing facing left.Hearst Museum object 4 of 7 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6496, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Faustina I, Ru. - 16.9 gm. Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA - Bust facing right, draped. Reverse: SC in field, illegible - Female figure standing facing left.Hearst Museum object 5 of 7 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6496, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Faustina I, Ru. - 16.9 gm. Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA - Bust facing right, draped. Reverse: SC in field, illegible - Female figure standing facing left.Hearst Museum object 6 of 7 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6496, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Faustina I, Ru. - 16.9 gm. Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA - Bust facing right, draped. Reverse: SC in field, illegible - Female figure standing facing left.Hearst Museum object 7 of 7 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6496, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Faustina I, Ru. - 16.9 gm. Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA - Bust facing right, draped. Reverse: SC in field, illegible - Female figure standing facing left.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6496, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Faustina I, Ru. - 16.9 gm. Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA - Bust facing right, draped. Reverse: SC in field, illegible - Female figure standing facing left.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6496, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Faustina I, Ru. - 16.9 gm. Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA - Bust facing right, draped. Reverse: SC in field, illegible - Female figure standing facing left.

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