Faustina Senior, Lifetime issue.
Denomination : Silver denarius. Mint : Rome. Date : AD 140
Reference : Sear-4672, RSC-219.
Size : 16.8 x 19.3 mm. Weight : 3.52 grams.
Grade : gF
Obverse : Head of Faustina Senior right, with FAVSTINA AVGSTA around.
Reverse : Throne, with a peacock below, and a sceptre leaning against the throne, with IVNONI REGINAE around.
Lifetime issue denarii of Faustina Senior, which do not have the DIVA at the beginning of the obverse inscription, are much rarer than the posthumous issues struck for almost 20 years after her death.