Ancient Stars
Roman Empire - Diva Faustina Junior
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
ANCIENT - ROMAN EMPIRE (1st CENT BC - 5th CENT AD) ROMAN EMPIRE Faustina Jr.,AD 147-175/6 |
| Item Description: |
AE Sestertius posthumous issue |
| Full Grade: |
NGC VF |
| Owner: |
PAL Collection |
Owner Comments:
Marcus Aurelius grieved much for his wife, Diva Faustina Junior, 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. The reverse of this coin depicts her apotheosis as her reclining on a peacock flying to the heavens with a scepter in her hand.