brm_688534 - FAUSTINA MINOR Sesterce
320.00 €(Approx. 332.80$ | 265.60£)
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Type : Sesterce
Date: c. 170 - 175
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : copper
Diameter : 32,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 21,63 g.
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Très joli buste de Faustine. Métal légèrement piqué. Patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
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 - LVCIFERA/ S|C.
Reverse description : Diane debout à droite, tenant des deux mains une torche allumée.
Reverse translation : “Diana Lucifera”, (Diane qui apporte la lumière).
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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FAUSTINA MINOR Sesterce AU/VF
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