As - Faustina the Elder (CERES S C; Ceres) (141) front As - Faustina the Elder (CERES S C; Ceres) (141) back
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As - Faustina the Elder CERES S C; Ceres

141 year
Bronze - -
Description
Issuer
Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor
Antoninus Pius (Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius) (138-161)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
141
Value
As = 1⁄16 Denarius
Currency
Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition
Bronze
Shape
Round (irregular)
Technique
Hammered
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-06
References
Numista
N#261655
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Ceres, seated left, holding corn-ears and torch.

Script: Latin

Lettering: CERES S C

Translation:
Ceres. Senatus Consultum.
Ceres. Decree of the Senate.

Comment

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about this coin is that it features an image of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture and fertility, on the reverse side, which was a common theme in Roman coinage during the reign of Faustina the Elder's husband, Emperor Antoninus Pius.