Description: Faustina I (died 141 AD), wife of Antoninus Pius. AE As, Rome mint, ca 141-146 AD. DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA; draped bust right / S C; crescent surrounded by seven stars.

Diameter: AE27 mm

Weight: 10,1 g

Grade: gF/aVF

Attribution: RIC III 1199

Commentary: olive patina with lighter deposits, good reverse

History: The crescent moon and seven stars represented the heavenly spheres, the eternity, to which the deified Faustina belonged after her death.

Article Number: 013-01-01-41652