RB97839. Copper as, RIC III AP1408, BMCRE IV AP2193, Cohen III 253, SRCV II 4735, F, rough, scrapes and scratches, Rome mint, weight 9.453g, maximum diameter 27.0mm, die axis 180
o, struck under Antoninus Pius, 154 - 156 A.D.; obverse FAVSTINA AVG P II AVG FIL, draped bust right with head bare, hair waved, coiled chignon tied with a band of pearls on back of head; reverse VENVS, Venus standing half left, head left, an apple in extended right hand, long scepter in left hand, S - C (senatus consulto) divided low across fields; from a Norwegian collection;
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