E-auction 433-345050 - brm_673161 - FAUSTINA MINOR Sesterce
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| Estimate : | 60 € |
| Price : | 24 € |
| Maximum bid : | 40 € |
| End of the sale : | 02 August 2021 14:33:00 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Sesterce
Date: 161-175
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 29 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 23,84 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie bien centrée, avec un joli buste de Faustine Jeune. Patine hétérogène
Obverse
Obverse legend : FAVSTINA - AVGVSTA.
Obverse description : Buste drapé de Faustine Jeune à droite, avec les cheveux tirés en arrière, coiffés en chignon (L).
Obverse translation : “Faustina Augusta”, (Faustine augusta).
Reverse
Reverse legend : VENERI - GENETRICI/ S|C.
Reverse description : Vénus, drapée debout à gauche, tenant une victoire de la main droite, la main gauche reposant sur un bouclier.
Reverse translation : “Veneri Genetrici”, (À Vénus qui donne naissance).
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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