Rome, Empress Faustina the Elder, Denarius, Deity of Prediction

This coin has been graded and authenticated by NGC® (the Numismatic Guranty Company) and has been mounted by them in a tamper-proof plastic slab. As such, please note that it does not include a display box.

• Origin: Roman Empire
• Authority: Empress Faustina the Elder, wife of Emperor Antoninus Pius
• Date: 141 CE
• Denomination: AR (silver) denarius
• Mint: City of Rome
• Grade: VF (Very Fine)
• Type Number: RIC III Antoninus Pius 350Ab (denarius)
• Obverse: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA - Bust of Faustina the Elder, veiled, draped, right with hair elaborately waved and coiled on top
• Reverse: AETERNITAS - Providentia, draped, standing left, holding globe in extended right hand and vertical sceptre in left
• Notes: Providentia was a divine personification of foresight and prediction.

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