RIC III Antoninus Pius 1116a, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 141–141 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: ceres, in wreath of corn-ears, draped, standing, left, holding two corn-ears downwards in right hand and long torch, vertical, in left. Weight about 20.8 g, diameter 23.0 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.
DIVA FAVSTINA
reverse
Ceres, in wreath of corn-ears, draped, standing, left, holding two corn-ears downwards in right hand and long torch, vertical, in left
AVGVSTA S C
specimens (2)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
12.95g
⌀27.0
KENOM — Freiberg
23.18g
Cite this coin
RIC III Antoninus Pius 1116a (ric.3.ant.1116a), 141–141 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-antoninus-pius-1116a/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA