coin project
Please support our sponsors


Log In | Register
[83524 Coins (44231 Unverified)]
 
 
Search
Advanced Search
Search By Coin ID
 
 
Home
ANCIENT/BYZANTINE
Ancient Africa (157)
Ancient East (4671)
Ancient Spain (872)
Byzantine (753)
Celtic (372)
Goths, Vandals (259)
Greek (22306)
Roman Imperial (32425)
Roman Provincial (8276)
Roman Republican & Imperatorial (2318)
MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD
Ancient and Medieval India (71)
Ancient and Medieval Far East (10245)
Central Europe and Italy (20)
Eastern Europe and Scandinavia (54)
Germany (30)
Islamic (18)
Western Europe (102)
MODERN WORLD
Africa (5)
Asia (0)
Australia and the Pacific Islands (0)
Europe (17)
North America (0)
South America (0)
COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS
Ancient Imitations (444)
Modern Forgeries of Ancient Coins (19)
Medieval Imitations (0)
Modern Forgeries of Medieval Coins (0)
Modern Forgeries of Modern Coins (0)
 
Submit New Coin(s)
 
Sponsors page
Terms of Service
Contact Us
About Us
FAQ Page
Coin Detail
Click here to see enlarged image.
ID:     PC1058
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Fausta
Date Ruled:     AD 307-326
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     AE 3
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 326
Diameter:     19 mm
Weight:     3.69 g
Obverse Legend:     FLAV MAX_FAVSTA AVG
Obverse Description:     Mantled and bareheaded bust right with waved hair
Reverse Legend:     SALVS REI_PBVLICAE
Reverse Description:     Empress (as Salus) standing facing, looking left, head veiled, and holding two children in her arms.
Exergue:     CONS
Mint Mark:     CONS/ A in left field
Mint:     Constantinople
Primary Reference:     RIC VII 012
Reference2:     LRBC I, 0976
Reference3:     SRCV 3903
Reference4:     VM 005
Photograph Credit:     Tom Mullally
Notes:     The coins of Fausta and Crispus from the mint of Constantinople are rare, since both were killed in late A.D. 326 , shortly after the mint began operation.