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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 (HCR22652)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVG. PII AVG FIL, Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, right, hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines with ringlets down front: it is coiled in a chignon on back of head

Reverse

S C, Diana standing left, holding arrow and resting on bow.

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22653)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVG. PII AVG FIL, Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, right, hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines with ringlets down front: it is coiled in a chignon on back of head

Reverse

S C, Diana standing left, holding arrow and resting on bow.

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22654)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVGVSTA AVG PII FIL, Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, right, hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines with ringlets down front: it is coiled in a chignon on back of head

Reverse

S C, Diana, draped, standing front, head left, holding out arrow in right hand and resting left on bow, set on ground

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22655)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, right, hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines with ringlets down front: it is coiled in a chignon on back of head

Reverse

S P Q R, Carpentum drawn by two mules, right

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22656)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

[F]AVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL], Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, right, hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines with ringlets down front: it is coiled in a chignon on back of head

Reverse

VENV[S] S C, Venus, standing left, holding apple and sceptre

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22657)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII F, Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, right, hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines with ringlets down front: it is coiled in a chignon on back of head

Reverse

VENVS S C, Venus, standing left, holding apple and sceptre

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22658)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII FIL, Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, right, hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines with ringlets down front: it is coiled in a chignon on back of head

Reverse

VENVS S C, Venus, standing left, holding apple and sceptre

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22659)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII FIL, Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, right, hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines with ringlets down front: it is coiled in a chignon on back of head

Reverse

V[E]NVS S C, Venus, standing left, holding apple and sceptre

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22660)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII FIL, Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, right, hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines with ringlets down front: it is coiled in a chignon on back of head

Reverse

VENVS S C, Venus, standing left, holding apple and sceptre

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22661)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, right, hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines with ringlets down front: it is coiled in a chignon on back of head

Reverse

VENVS S C, Venus, draped, standing, front, head left, holding up apple in extended right hand and resting left hand on rudder, set on ground, round which a dolphin is coiled

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22662)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, right, hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines with ringlets down front: it is coiled in a chignon on back of head

Reverse

VENVS S C, Venus, draped, standing, front, head left, holding up apple in extended right hand and resting left hand on rudder, set on ground, round which a dolphin is coiled

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22663)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, right, hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines with ringlets down front: it is coiled in a chignon on back of head

Reverse

[V]ENVS S C, Venus, draped, standing, front, head left, holding up apple in extended right hand and resting left hand on rudder, set on ground, round which a dolphin is coiled

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22664)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, right, hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines with ringlets down front: it is coiled in a chignon on back of head

Reverse

VENVS S C, Venus, draped, standing, front, head left, holding up apple in extended right hand and resting left hand on rudder, set on ground, round which a dolphin is coiled

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22665)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, right, hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines with ringlets down front: it is coiled in a chignon on back of head

Reverse

[V]ENVS S C, Venus, draped, standing, front, head left, holding up apple in extended right hand and resting left hand on rudder, set on ground, round which a dolphin is coiled

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22666)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

[FAVST]INAE AVG PII AVG FIL, Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, right, hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines with ringlets down front: it is coiled in a chignon on back of head

Reverse

[VENVS] S C, Venus, draped, standing, front, head left, holding up apple in extended right hand and resting left hand on rudder, set on ground, round which a dolphin is coiled

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22667)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII FIL, Bust of Faustina, draped, head bare, hair waved and coiled on the back of the head, right

Reverse

[VENVS] S C, Venus, draped, standing, front, head left, holding up apple in extended right hand and resting left hand on rudder, set on ground, round which a dolphin is coiled