TYPE Roman Empire, Faustina Senior (wife of Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD), posthumous bronze as DESCRIPTION . Obv: Bust of Faustina to right, legend: DIVA FAVSTINA Rev: Ceres standing left, holding torch and grain-ears, legend: AVGVSTA S C REFERENCE: SR 1371 GRADING: F / AF, some brown-green patina, partly worn off ORDER INFO: R1620, $18 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.