TYPE Roman Empire, Faustina Senior (wife of Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD), posthumous silver denarius DESCRIPTION . Obv: Bust of Faustina to right, legend: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA Rev: Pietas standing left, alter at feet, legend: PIETAS AVG REFERENCE: SR 1356, RIC 234 GRADING: VF / AVF, lightly toned ORDER INFO: R1353, $50 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.