As - Faustina the Elder (IVNO S C; Juno) (141) front As - Faustina the Elder (IVNO S C; Juno) (141) back
As - Faustina the Elder (IVNO S C; Juno) (141) photo
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As - Faustina the Elder IVNO S C; Juno

141 year
Bronze 11.1 g 27 mm
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
Weight
11.1 g
Diameter
27 mm
Shape
Round (irregular)
Technique
Hammered
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-06
References
Numista
N#261667
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

Juno, diademed, veiled, draped, standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and long sceptre, vertical, in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IVNO S C

Translation:
Iuno. Senatus Consultum.
Juno. Decree of the senate.

Comment

Mass varies: 9.54–12.61 g;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about this coin is that it features an image of Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage and childbirth, on the reverse side, which was a common motif on Roman coins during the reign of Faustina the Elder's husband, Emperor Antoninus Pius.