Légende

as/dupondius, Faustina the Elder 98–141; Roman empress 138–141 posthumously, Antoninus Pius 86–161; Roman emperor 138–161 issuer, Roman deities, Vesta; Bust of Faustina I in drapery facing right, inscription DIVA FAVSTINA around; reverse: Vesta stands left, holding a patera above an altar in her outstretched right hand and a long torch in her left, inscription CONSECRATIO around, in SC fields; after 141; Rome; coin as/dupondius, diameter 23.5–27.0 mm, weight 8.50 g, axis 180°., A round, worn object with a rough, pitted surface in dark brown and black tones; the object shows the faint raised outline of a standing figure and an elongated vertical element beside it, with subtle variations of lighter brown highlighting contours and edges; the rim is irregular and slightly scalloped in places, and the overall background is plain white.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A32_011

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

58.0Mo (1.4Mo) / 38.1cm x 38.1cm / 4504 x 4504 (300dpi)

Mots clés

dupondius Faustina Elder 98–141 Roman empress 138–141 posthumously Antoninus Pius 86–161 Roman emperor 138–161 issuer Roman deities Vesta Bust Faustina I drapery facing right inscription DIVA FAVSTINA reverse stands left holding patera altar outstretched right hand long torch inscription CONSECRATIO SC fields 141 Rome coin diameter 23.5–27.0 mm weight 8.50 g axis 180° round worn object rough pitted surface dark brown black tones object faint raised outline standing figure elongated vertical element beside subtle variations lighter brown highlighting contours edges rim irregular slightly scalloped places background plain white.