CNG ebay - >Diva Faustina Sr. Denarius. gVF - nice
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Diva Faustina Sr., wife of Antoninus Pius. Died 141 AD. AR
 Denarius (3.73 gm). Draped bust right / Aeternitas standing left,
 holding globe and scepter. RIC III 350a (Antoninus); RSC 34. Good
 VF, light scratch on obverse. 715019.
Later Roman historians chided Faustina Senior for an allegedly
 frivolous nature, in contrast with the grave dignity of her
 husband Antoninus. However, it was common practice for Roman
 historians to ennoble great men by deriding the character of
 their wives. Antoninus, in any case, seems to have greatly loved
 and sincerely mourned his wife, whom he deified after her death
 in 141 AD, and honored her with the most extensive coinage yet
 seen for a Roman Empress.