How do you identify RIC III Antoninus Pius 1124?

The obverse depicts Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top. with the inscription DIVA FAVSTINA. The reverse depicts Vesta, standing left, holding palladium and sceptre with the inscription AVGVSTA S C. Portrait type: draped.

What are the physical specifications of RIC III Antoninus Pius 1124?

RIC III Antoninus Pius 1124 was struck in Bronze, standard weight 23.37g, diameter 33mm, die axis 5 h, struck.

Faustina the Elder Sestertius (RIC III Antoninus Pius 1124)

Obverse

Reverse

Seminar für Alte Geschichte, Universität Freiburg

Catalog Reference

RIC III Antoninus Pius 1124

Ruler

Faustina the Elder

Issued under

Antoninus Pius

Denomination

Sestertius

Date

141 AD

Mint

Rome

Metal

Bronze

Weight

23.37g

Diameter

33mm

Die Axis

5 h

Portrait Type

draped

Manufacturing

struck

Obverse

DIVA FAVSTINA

Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top.

Reverse

AVGVSTA S C

Vesta, standing left, holding palladium and sceptre

About This Type

This RIC III Antoninus Pius 1124 is a sestertius of Faustina the Elder, issued under Antoninus Pius (141 AD), struck at the Rome mint. The reverse depicts Vesta, standing left, holding palladium and sceptre. Struck in bronze at a standard weight of 23.37g, 33mm diameter.

About the Sestertius

The sestertius was the large brass prestige coin of the Roman imperial series, typically 25–28 grams and 30–35mm in diameter. Its size gave engravers room for the finest portrait art and most detailed reverse compositions in Roman coinage. Sestertii bear the SC mark indicating senatorial authority over base metal coinage.

About the Rome Mint

The Rome mint was the principal mint of the Roman state from the Republic through the fall of the Western Empire. It produced the vast majority of gold and silver coinage and was the only mint for much of the first and second centuries AD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is RIC III Antoninus Pius 1124?: RIC III Antoninus Pius 1124 is a Bronze Sestertius of Faustina the Elder issued under Antoninus Pius (141 AD) struck at the Rome mint cataloged under RIC vol. III no. III Antoninus Pius 1124.
How do you identify RIC III Antoninus Pius 1124?: The obverse depicts Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top. with the inscription DIVA FAVSTINA. The reverse depicts Vesta, standing left, holding palladium and sceptre with the inscription AVGVSTA S C. Portrait type: draped.
What are the physical specifications of RIC III Antoninus Pius 1124?: RIC III Antoninus Pius 1124 was struck in Bronze, standard weight 23.37g, diameter 33mm, die axis 5 h, struck.

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Faustina the Elder Sestertius, Vesta reverse

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