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Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AR Denarius, Hexastyle Temple, Posthumous Issue, struck 141-161 AD
Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome
Date: 141-161 AD
Denomination: AR Denarius
Composition: Silver
Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled, with bands across the head, drawn up at the back and piled in a round coil on top
Reverse: AED DIV FAVSTINAE, Front view of the Temple of the Divine Faustina in the Roman forum, showing six columns (podium hidden): in front, fencing: in centre, cult statue of faustina: above, pediment is ornamented: on centre, facing quadriga, on corners, winged Victories: below, left and right, in front of temple, statues standing right and left, on pedestals, holding up vertical sceptres in right and left hand respectively
Size: 17.37mm, 3.6g, 6h
Grade: Choice gVF, well struck, strike flow lines, well centred, high relief, lightly toned, lustrous surfaces
Provenance: ex H.D. Rauch eAuction 24 (29 September 2017), Lot 210
Reference(s): BMCRE IV [Pius] 341; RIC III 343, Cohen II 1; RSC II 1; SRCV II 4573