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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 (HCR22554)

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

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22555)

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, Carpentum, drawn right by two mules

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22556)

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

IVNO S C, Juno, diademed, veiled, standing left, holding patera and sceptre

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22557)

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

IVNO S C, Juno, diademed, veiled, standing left, holding patera and sceptre

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22558)

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

IVNO S C, Juno, diademed, veiled, standing left, holding patera and sceptre

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22560)

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

[I]VNO S C, Juno, diademed, veiled, standing left, holding patera and sceptre

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22561)

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

IVNO S C, Juno, diademed, veiled, standing left, holding patera and sceptre

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22562)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina, draped, veiled, right

Reverse

MATRI DEVM SALVTARI S C, Cybele, towered, draped, seated, right on throne, right hand on side of throne, left set on drum balanced on left knee: at her sides, two lions

Roman Imperial coin (HCR202021)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina, draped, veiled, right

Reverse

MATRI DEVM SALVTARI S C, Cybele, towered, draped, seated, right on throne, right hand on side of throne, left set on drum balanced on left knee: at her sides, two lions

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22564)

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

PIETAS AVG S C, Pietas, veiled, draped, standing, left, dropping incense out of right hand over lighted candelabrum-altar, left and holding box in left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22565)

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

PIETAS AVG S C, Pietas, veiled, draped, standing, left, dropping incense out of right hand over lighted candelabrum-altar, left and holding box in left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22566)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

[DIVA A]VGVSTA FAVST[INA], 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

PIETAS [A]VG S C, Pietas, veiled, draped, standing, left, dropping incense out of right hand over lighted candelabrum-altar, left and holding box in left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22567)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina, draped, veiled, right

Reverse

PIETAS AVG S C, Pietas, veiled, draped, standing, left, dropping incense out of right hand over lighted candelabrum-altar, left and holding box in left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22568)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA AVGUSTA FAUSTINA, Bust of Faustina, veiled, left with stephane

Reverse

[P]IETAS AVG S C, Pietas standing left, dropping incense on candelabrum or altar and holding box of perfumes.

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22569)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA AVGUSTA FAUSTINA, 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

PIETAS AVG S C, Hexastyle temple on podium of four steps; on fastigium, quadriga; on angles, Victories

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22570)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA AVGUSTA FAUSTINA, 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

[PIETAS AVG S C], Hexastyle temple on podium of four steps

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22571)

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

S C, Vesta, draped, standing, left, holding long torch, nearly vertical, in right hand and palladium, at left shoulder, in left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22572)

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

S C, Vesta, draped, standing, left, holding long torch, nearly vertical, in right hand and palladium, at left shoulder, in left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22573)

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

CERES S C, Ceres, veiled, draped, standing left, holding corn-ears downwards in right hand and long torch, vertical, in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22574)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina I

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

Post-AD 141

Obverse

DIVA AVGUSTA FAUSTI[NA], 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

[PIET]AS AVG S C, Pietas, veiled, draped, standing, left, dropping incense out of right hand over lighted candelabrum-altar, left and holding box in left hand