Aureus (Coin) Portraying Empress Faustina the Elder

<p>The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the empress Faustina, wearing a veil and a diadem on her head.</p> <p>On the back (reverse), the goddess Aeternitas (Eternity) is also depicted veiled. She holds a shallow dish called a patera in her right hand and a rudder in her left.</p>