brm_482094 - FAUSTINA MINOR As

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Price : 225.00 €

Type : As

Date: c. 170 - 175

Mint name / Town : Roma

Metal : copper

Diameter : 24,5 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 10,73 g.

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un flan ovale bien centré. Très beau buste de Faustine. Très joli revers. Belle patine vert foncé

Catalogue references :

C.86 - RIC.1629 - BMC/RE.971 - MIR.18/7 - RCV.5293 var. - MRK.38 /62

Obverse

Obverse legend : FAVSTINA - AVGVSTA.

Obverse description : Buste diadémé et drapé de Faustine jeune à droite avec un petit chignon ramené derrière la tête (L).

Obverse translation : “Faustina Augusta”, (Faustine augusta).

Reverse

Reverse legend : DIANA - LV-CIFERA/ S|C.

Reverse description : Diane debout à droite, tenant des deux mains une torche allumée.

Reverse translation : “Diana Lucifera”, (Diane qui apporte la lumière).

Commentary

Joli buste de Faustine Jeune. Ce type semble plus rare avec la légende de revers longue.

Historical background

FAUSTINA MINOR

(+175)

Augusta

Young Faustina, the daughter of Antoninus and Faustina Mother, was born between 128 and 132. She married Marc Aurèle in 145 and received the title of augusta in 146. She had thirteen children, seven of whom survived childhood. A very important coinage is struck until his death in 175 in Halala at the foot of Mount Taurus in Cappadocia.

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brm_482094 - FAUSTINA MINOR As

Obverse

Reverse

Commentary

Historical background

FAUSTINA MINOR

(+175)

Augusta

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