RIC III Antoninus Pius 1079, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 138–141 AD. Obverse: bust of faustina the elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top.. Reverse: throne, ornamented and draped: below, peacock, with tail spread, standing, front, head right, on cushion: on left, transverse sceptre leans against throne, tip upwards to right. Weight about 18.4 g, diameter 32.3 mm.
obverse
Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top.
FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII P P
reverse
Throne, ornamented and draped: below, peacock, with tail spread, standing, front, head right, on cushion: on left, transverse sceptre leans against throne, tip upwards to right
IVNONI REGINAE S C
specimens (5)
British Museum
23.33g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
11.96g
⌀32.3
6↕
British Museum
19.91g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Cite this coin
RIC III Antoninus Pius 1079 (ric.3.ant.1079), 138–141 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-antoninus-pius-1079/ (accessed: 2026-09-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA