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large bronze coin - S.........? of Faustina 1 (RIC 1164) struck to commemorate death of Faustina (138-161) during reign of Antoninus. Obv. (heads) Head of Faustina - veiled-DIVA FAVSTINA. Rev. (tails) Standing figure of Providentia, standing left, holding globe in left hand and raising right hand - AETERNITAS S-C. Made/struck in Rome 161-2AD. Largest base coin in the early Roman monetary system. Four of these to a silver denarri. S C means order of the Senate, which is a bit archaic as the republic had fallen a long time before - a Roman hangover.