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The Roman Collection of the Ashmolean Museum is one of the most important in the world with approximately 50,000 coins. The collection is very rich for all periods, from the early Roman Republic to the fall of the Roman Empire. Of particular strength is the exceptional coverage for the third and the fourth centuries AD. The collection contains more than 700 gold coins, most of them of astonishing quality, including the coins bequeathed by Sir Arthur Evans. The collection is used worldwide as one of the ‘core collections’ for most research projects.

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22534)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top

Reverse

AVGVSTA S C, Ceres, in wreath of corn-ears, draped, standing, left, holding two corn-ears downwards in right hand and short torch, slightly inclined to right, in left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22535)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top

Reverse

AVGVSTA S C, Ceres, standing left, holding short torch and corn-ears

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22536)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top

Reverse

[AVGVSTA] S C, Ceres, standing left, holding short torch and corn-ears

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22537)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top

Reverse

AVGV[ST]A S C, Ceres, veiled, draped, standing left, holding up short torch in each hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22538)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top

Reverse

[AVGV]STA S C, Ceres, veiled, draped, standing left, holding up short torch in each hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22539)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top

Reverse

[A]VGVSTA S C, Ceres, veiled, draped, standing left, holding up short torch in each hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22540)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top

Reverse

AVGVSTA S C, Cybele, with 'polos' on head, seated left holding drum and branch

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22541)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top

Reverse

AVGVSTA S C, Vesta, standing left, holding palladium and sceptre

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22542)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top

Reverse

AVGVSTA S C, Vesta, standing left, holding palladium and sceptre

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22543)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top

Reverse

AVGVSTA S C, Vesta, draped, standing left, with patera in right hand sacrificing over altar left and holding pallad- ium at left shoulder, in left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22544)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top

Reverse

AVGV[ST]A S C, Pietas, veiled, draped, standing left, raising right hand above lighted altar left and holding box in left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22545)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top

Reverse

AVGVSTA S C, Pietas, veiled, draped, standing left, raising right hand above lighted altar left and holding box in left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22546)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top

Reverse

C[ONS]E[C]RAT[IO] S C, Ceres, veiled, draped, standing left, holding corn-ears downwards in right hand and long torch, vertical, in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22547)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top

Reverse

CONSECRATIO S C, Vesta, standing left, sacrificing, with patera over altar and holding long torch

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22548)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top

Reverse

CONSECRATIO S C, Vesta, standing left, sacrificing, with patera over altar and holding long torch

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22549)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top

Reverse

CONSECRATIO S C, Vesta, standing left, sacrificing, with patera over altar and holding long torch

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22550)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top

Reverse

CONSECRATIO S C, Mausoleum or pyre in three stories, set on base; on top, Faustina the Elder, with mantle floatng above head, in biga, right

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22551)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top

Reverse

[CONSE]CRATIO S C, Mausoleum or pyre in three stories, set on base; on top, Faustina the Elder, with mantle floatng above head, in biga, right

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22552)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top

Reverse

EX S C, Faustina the Elder, seated right, holding torch and corn-ears, in car, drawn right by two elephants with riders

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22553)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top

Reverse

EX S C, Faustina the Elder, seated right, holding torch and corn-ears, in car, drawn left by two elephants with riders