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Obv.: Bust of Faustina, draped, to r., hair elaborately dressed in horizontal waves at the front, and coiled up in a bun, pearl diadem;
Rev.: Venus, standing, facng l., holding apple in r. hand, and a rudder set on dolphin, which coils around it

Showing the attic with spolia, a tondo with the moon deity, and the frieze of Constantine's troops departing Milan

Close-up of the attic with spolia (Trajanic frieze)

The Arch as illuminated by the surrounding lamps in Rome: the absence of people emphasizes the monumentality and permanence of the structure as a truly integral part of Roman cityscape