Gold aureus of Antoninus Pius, Rome, 147-149 A.D.
FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL; Draped bust of Faustina r., hair waved and coiled on back of head.
VENVS; Venus standing l., holding apple and rudder with dolphin twined around.
RIC 517c; BMCRE 1063; Cohen —; Calicó 2097c
Picture credit: Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG (Auction 100), 29.5.2017, lot 517
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