Faustina the Younger AR Denarius AD 147-175/6 Ch F
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- SKU: BFB005366
- Categories: ANCIENTS ROMAN ROMAN EMPIRE
The denarius (plural denarii) was the Roman Empire’s benchmark silver coin for over 400 years (c. 211 BC - c. 244 AD). This specific denarius features a bust of Faustina the Younger and was minted under her father Antoninus Pius, who reigned from 138-161 AD.
Annia Galeria Faustina, also known as Faustina the Younger, Faustina Jr., or Faustina Minor, was born around 130 AD to Roman emperor Antoninus Pius and Annia Galeria Faustina the Elder. After her marriage to Marcus Aurelius in 145 and the birth of their first child in 147, Faustina was granted the title of augusta to cement her place in the imperial family. When her father Antoninus died in 161, Marcus and his brother Lucius Aurelius Verus assumed the throne to reign jointly, and Faustina became an empress of Rome. Faustina and Marcus had at least fourteen children together. In the winter of 175, she died in Halala, which was renamed Faustinopolis in her honor. Marcus Aurelius opened schools for orphan girls called Puellae Faustinianae (Girls of Faustina) in remembrance of her. Faustina was also deified, with a temple dedicated to her and a statue of her put in the Temple of Venus in Rome.
This coin was graded Ch F (choice fine) by the Numismatic Grading Company, the official grading service of the American Numismatic Association and the Professional Numismatists Guild. Here is a list of grades used by the NGC, as well as information about Strike, Surface, and Style ratings.
Annia Galeria Faustina, also known as Faustina the Younger, Faustina Jr., or Faustina Minor, was born around 130 AD to Roman emperor Antoninus Pius and Annia Galeria Faustina the Elder. After her marriage to Marcus Aurelius in 145 and the birth of their first child in 147, Faustina was granted the title of augusta to cement her place in the imperial family. When her father Antoninus died in 161, Marcus and his brother Lucius Aurelius Verus assumed the throne to reign jointly, and Faustina became an empress of Rome. Faustina and Marcus had at least fourteen children together. In the winter of 175, she died in Halala, which was renamed Faustinopolis in her honor. Marcus Aurelius opened schools for orphan girls called Puellae Faustinianae (Girls of Faustina) in remembrance of her. Faustina was also deified, with a temple dedicated to her and a statue of her put in the Temple of Venus in Rome.
This coin was graded Ch F (choice fine) by the Numismatic Grading Company, the official grading service of the American Numismatic Association and the Professional Numismatists Guild. Here is a list of grades used by the NGC, as well as information about Strike, Surface, and Style ratings.
Obverse: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL (Faustina Augusta Pius Augustus Filius, translation: Empress Faustina, daughter of Emperor Antoninus Pius); bust of Faustina the Younger, bare-headed, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right
Reverse: VENVS (Venus); Venus, draped, standing left, holding apple in right hand and rudder set on dolphin, which coils round it, in left
Reference: RCV 4708, RIC III Antoninus Pius 517A
