Centenionalis of Fausta

Here’s another detecting find that came in from Mike Ruczynski, who said he thought it was a coin of Fausta but he was unsure about the mint letters. It measures 19mm in diameter but is shown greatly enlarged,

The find is a billon centenionalis of Fausta, who was the wife of Constantine the Great. On both sides the lettering is not altogether clear but the legend on the obverse will be FLAV MAX FAVSTA AG around the draped bust of the empress. On the reverse the standing figure of Fausta is depicted holding two small children and is accompanied by a legend reading SALVS REIPVBLICAE.

In the exergue the mint letters are probably PLON, so this centenionalis was struck at London. In Volume IV of David Sear’s Roman Coins and Their Values coins of this type are listed as number 16543 and dated to AD 324-25.

Valuation

The surface of this coin is a bit rough but it is otherwise about VF for the type. It isn’t as common as many other Roman coins of this period so to a collector it should be worth around £30.

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