The Wonderful World of Ancient Coin Collecting
Coinage of the Roman Empire


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Coin Description:
Grade: NGC AU Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5
Owner: RAM-VT
 
Set Category: Ancients
Set Name: The Wonderful World of Ancient Coin Collecting
Slot Name: Coinage of the Roman Empire
Research: Currently not available

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Roman Empire FAUSTINA JUNIOR Died 149AD AR Denarius Rome mint; struck 147-149 AD, RSC II, 155a; RIC 506b; Sear #4705 Grade: AU; Strike 5/5; Surface 4/5 Census - NGC does not provide census info on ancient coins :>( Obv: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FILL, Bust draped right with double circlet of pearls around head. Rev: LAETITIAE PVBLICAE, Laetitia standing left, holding diadem and scepter Annia Galeria Faustina Minor, Faustina Minor or Faustina the Younger (16 February between 125 and 130 – 175) was a daughter of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius and Roman Empress Faustina the Elder. She was a Roman Empress and wife to her maternal cousin Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Though Roman sources give a generally negative view of her character, she was held in high esteem by soldiers and her own husband and was given divine honours after her death. Faustina accompanied her husband on various military campaigns and enjoyed the love and reverence of Roman soldiers. Aurelius gave her the title of Mater Castrorum or Mother of the Camp. She attempted to make her home out of an army camp. Between 170-174, she was in the north, and in 175, she accompanied Aurelius to the east; however, these experiences took their toll on Faustina, who died in the winter of 175, after an accident, at the military camp in Halala (a city in the Taurus Mountains in Cappadocia) Aurelius grieved much for his wife and buried her in the Mausoleum of Hadrian in Rome. She was deified: her statue was placed in the Temple of Venus in Rome and a temple was dedicated to her in her honor. Halala’s name was changed to Faustinopolis and Aurelius opened charity schools for orphan girls called Puellae Faustinianae or 'Girls of Faustina'. The Baths of Faustina in Miletus are named after her. My Cost $60

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