Aureus - Faustina the Younger VENERI GENETRICI, Venus

€355,486.00
LocationRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year
TypeSouvenir medals/Replica
CompositionBrass clad aluminium
Weight
Diameter31 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound (irregular)
Technique
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
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Obverse descriptionBust of Faustina the Younger, stephane round head, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right.
Obverse letteringFAVSTINA E AVG PII AVG FIL
(Translation: Faustina [the Younger] the venerable, daughter of emperor (Augustus) [Antoninus] Pius.)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionVenus, draped, standing left, holding apple in extended right hand and child in swaddling clothes at shoulder in left.
Reverse letteringVENERI GENETRICI
(Translation: To mother Venus.)
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
MintageND  - -
Catalog ID7709621620
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