Discover my collection in 3D
Virtual Gallery
Roman Empire, 2nd Century A.D.
Rome Mint; AE As. Weight: 9.12 Grams.
obv: " DIVA AGUSTA FAUSTINA " - Bust right, draped. Hair braided.
rev: Crescent Moon, facing upwards, one star inside crescent, three to one side, three to the other;
"SC" Below base of Crescent Moon.
Posthumous issue; Struck by her Husband, the Empe
*note: I have heard several people refer to the stars on the reverse as depicting the Constellation Pleides.
Which would have been a somewhat well-known constellation to Romans at this time.
Reference : My Personal Collection
Collection : Roman Empire - 2nd Century Anno Domini