Denarius of Diva Faustina

This is the second find from the group that came in from Derek Henderson. It’s a Roman denarius with a large piece missing. Fortunately, there was enough detail on the portion that had survived to allow me to give all the necessary details.

On the obverse is the head of a female and what remains of the legend reads DIVA. On the reverse is a standing figure and only two letters: C and E. If the whole of the obverse legend was visible then it would read DIVA FAVSTNA and on the reverse it would be CERES.

From the preceding details I can say that this denarius is a coin of Diva Faustina, which was issued by Antoninus Pius in honour of his deified wife Faustina Senior. The figure on the reverse is Ceres, who holds corn ears and a long torch.

In volume II of David Sear’s Roman Coins and Their Values denarii of this type are listed as number 4951. They were struck at Rome after AD 147.

What remains of this coin would grade about VF but with a large piece missing its commercial value would plummet.  As it stands its value would not reach into double figures. However, even though it isn’t particularly valuable, Derek now has a full write-up on his find.

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