Live auction - brm_1092312 - FAUSTINA MINOR Denier
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| Estimate : | 600 € |
| Price : | 520 € |
| Maximum bid : | 520 € |
| End of the sale : | 03 March 2026 14:54:53 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Denier
Date: 165-175
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 800 ‰
Diameter : 17,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,47 g.
Coments on the condition:
Magnifique monnaie sur un flan idéalement centré des deux côtés. Buste de toute beauté ainsi qu’un superbe revers, finement détaillé. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : FAVSTINA - AVGVSTA.
Obverse description : Buste diadémé et drapé de Faustine Jeune à droite, avec les cheveux relevés coiffés en chignon (L).
Obverse translation : “Faustina Augusta”, (Faustine augusta).
Reverse
Reverse legend : SA-LVS.
Reverse description : Salus (la Santé) drapée, assise à gauche, tenant une patère de la main droite, nourrissant un serpent enroulé autour d’un autel, le bras gauche appuyé sur son siège.
Reverse translation : “Salus”, (La Santé).
Commentary
D’après le classement de W. Szaivert, ce type de denier serait frappé à partir de 165 et jusqu’à la mort de l’impératrice.
According to the classification of W. Szaivert, this type of denarius would be minted from 165 and until the death of the empress
According to the classification of W. Szaivert, this type of denarius would be minted from 165 and until the death of the empress
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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