Aureus (Coin) Portraying Empress Faustina the Elder

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

141-161, issued by Antoninus Pius

Roman, minted in Rome

The front of this coin portrays the empress Faustina, wearing a veil and a diadem on her head.

On the back, the goddess Aeternitas (Eternity) is also depicted veiled. She holds a shallow dish called a patera in her right hand and a rudder in her left.

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Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture: Ancient Roman
Title: Aureus (Coin) Portraying Empress Faustina the Elder
Origin: Roman Empire
Date: Struck 141 CE–161 CE
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: Diam. 2 cm; 7.26 g
Credit Line: William A. and Renda H. Lederer Endowment; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Alexander and David Earle III funds; restricted gift of the Classical Art Society
Reference Number: 2004.145
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