Faustina Senior

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Type: After 147 (Faustina Senior) Denarius

Obverse Legend: DIVA FAVSTINA

Obverse: Draped bust right

Reverse Legend: AETERNITAS

Reverse: Throne, draped, against which rests a sceptre, with peacock below

Reference: SM-4579, VM-4/6

Rome. Wife of Antoninus Pius, struck by him after her death in 141.

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