TYPE Roman Empire, Faustina Senior (wife of Antoninus Pius), 138-161 AD, bronze dupondius (posthumous), 13.08g DESCRIPTION . Obv: Bust of Faustina to right, legend: DIVI AVG FAVSTINA (partly absent) Rev: Vesta seated to left, legend: AVGVSTA S C (partly absent) REFERENCE: VM 116 var. GRADING: F, part. cleaned dark patina, some surface nicks ORDER INFO: R1036, $15 The practice of honoring family members, in particular wives, was rather common on Roman coinage. Sometimes this was a tribute to predeceased and consecrated ("divi") persons, and other times these were lifetime issues.