brm_880486 - FAUSTINA MINOR Denier
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Type : Denier
Date: c. 170
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 800 ‰
Diameter : 17,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,83 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Agréable denier sur un flan bien centré des deux côtés. Joli buste au droit, détaillé. Usure régulière. Patine grise
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Obverse
Obverse legend : FAVSTINA - AVGVSTA.
Obverse description : Buste drapé de Faustine jeune à droite, avec un chignon ramené derrière la tête, vu de trois quarts en avant (L).
Obverse translation : “Faustina Augusta”, (Faustine augusta).
Reverse
Reverse legend : MATRI - MAGNAE/ S|C.
Reverse description : Cybèle, tourélée et drapée, assise à gauche, tenant une branche de cyprès de la main droite, le coude appuyé sur un tambour à ses pieds, un lion.
Reverse translation : “Matri Magnæ”, (À la Grande mère, Cybèle).
Commentary
Poids léger. Le culte de Cybèle se développe dans l’Empire et prend de l’importance au cours du IIe siècle.
Lightweight. The cult of Cybele developed in the Empire and gained importance during the 2nd century
Lightweight. The cult of Cybele developed in the Empire and gained importance during the 2nd century
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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