Sestertius; obverse: Bust of Faustina I in drapery facing right, inscription DIVA · FAVSTINA around; reverse: Vesta standing left, in her outstretched right hand she holds a statuette of Athena palladion, in her left a scepter, inscription AVGVSTA all around, in SC fields. Issuer: Antoninus Pius 86–161, posthumous portrait of Faustina the Elder 98–141. Roman deity: Vesta; attribute: palladium, torches. After 141 CE. Roman Empire; Rome. Coin sestertius, diameter 29.0 mm, weight 19.70 g, axis 345°., A round, worn coin-like object with a dark, almost black surface mottled with brown patches and lighter brown corrosion; a faint raised profile of a face in side view is visible against the textured background, with smoother highlights on the cheek and forehead, and a rounded rim that shows subtle variations in dark brown and black tones.
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Sestertius; obverse: Bust of Faustina I in drapery facing right, inscription DIVA · FAVSTINA around; reverse: Vesta standing left, in her outstretched right hand she holds a statuette of Athena palladion, in her left a scepter, inscription AVGVSTA all around, in SC fields. Issuer: Antoninus Pius 86–161, posthumous portrait of Faustina the Elder 98–141. Roman deity: Vesta; attribute: palladium, torches. After 141 CE. Roman Empire; Rome. Coin sestertius, diameter 29.0 mm, weight 19.70 g, axis 345°., A round, worn coin-like object with a dark, almost black surface mottled with brown patches and lighter brown corrosion; a faint raised profile of a face in side view is visible against the textured background, with smoother highlights on the cheek and forehead, and a rounded rim that shows subtle variations in dark brown and black tones.

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Sestertius obverse Bust Faustina I drapery facing right inscription DIVA · FAVSTINA reverse Vesta standing left outstretched right hand holds statuette Athena palladion left scepter inscription AVGVSTA SC fields Issuer Antoninus Pius 86–161 posthumous portrait Faustina Elder 98–141 Roman deity Vesta attribute palladium torches 141 Ce Roman Empire Rome Coin sestertius diameter 29.0 mm weight 19.70 g axis 345° round worn coin- object dark almost black surface mottled brown patches lighter brown corrosion faint raised profile face side view visible textured background smoother highlights cheek forehead rounded rim subtle variations dark brown black tones.

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