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Maker(s):Antoninus Pius (minted under)
Culture:Roman; Imperial
Title:Faustina the Elder
Date Made:141 CE
Type:Coin/Numismatic
Materials:Bronze
Place Made:Europe; Italy; Rome
Measurements:Overall: 1 1/16 in; 2.7 cm (diameter)
Accession Number:  MH 2012.25
Credit Line:Purchase with the Marian Hayes (Class of 1925) Art Purchase Fund
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Obverse: Bust of Faustina the Elder draped, right, with hair elaborately waved and coiled, drawn up at the back and piled in a round coil on top.
Obverse legend: DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA
Reverse: Crescent moon surrounded by seven stars.
Reverse legend: S C [in exergue]

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; numismatics

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