E-auction 431-342918 - brm_669449 - FAUSTINA MINOR Sesterce
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| Estimate : | 50 € |
| Price : | 11 € |
| Maximum bid : | 15 € |
| End of the sale : | 19 July 2021 14:28:00 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : Sesterce
Date: 176
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : copper
Diameter : 28 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 18,19 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée, avec un joli buste de Faustine Jeune. Patine verte
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : DIVA FAV-STINA PIA.
Obverse description : Buste drapé de Faustine Jeune à droite, avec les cheveux relevés coiffés en chignon (L).
Obverse translation : "Diva Faustina Pia", (Divine Faustine Pieuse).
Reverse
Reverse legend : [SIDERIBVS RECEPTA]/ S|C.
Reverse description : Diane drapée debout à droite, tenant des deux mains une torche allumée.
Reverse translation : "Sideribus Recepta", (Reçue parmi les Astres).
Commentary
Poids léger. Le type avec Diane à droite semble beaucoup plus rare que celui avec Diane à gauche.
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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