TYPE Roman Empire, Faustina Senior (wife of Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD), posthumous silver denarius DESCRIPTION . Obv: Bust of Faustina to right, legend: DIVA FAVSTINA Rev: Aeternitas (or Providentia or Urania) standing left, veil blown around her, holding globe and veil, legend: AETERNITAS REFERENCE: RSC 32 GRADING: AEF / VF, lightly toned ORDER INFO: R1352, $80 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. Faustina died early in her husband's reign and was honored extensively.