Let's celebrate mothers

It's Mother's Day in the U.S. and I thought I'd devote a thread to moms on coins. Show your mom and children coins (or coins of a mom and coins of her child(ren))!

I'll get it started with the ultimate mother, Faustina Junior!

Many coins in all metals were issued to celebrate the fecundity of the empress. Fecund is right! She had thirteen children in eleven pregnancies (two sets of twins)! Sadly, given the high childhood mortality rate in ancient times, only six survived to adulthood. Among those who survived, two were awarded imperial titles: Lucilla and her younger brother, Commodus.


Faustina Junior, Augusta AD 147-176
Roman AR denarius; 3.41 g, 18.1 mm, 12:00
Rome, AD 161-176
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right
Rev: FECVND AVGVSTAE, Fecunditas facing, head left, between two children (thought to represent Faustina III and Lucilla), holding two more in hand (thought to represent Fadilla and Cornificia)
Refs: RIC 676; BMCRE 89; Cohen 95; RCV 5251; Van Meter 12


Faustina Junior, Augusta AD 147-176
Roman AR denarius; 3.22 g, 17.0 mm, 12:00
Rome, AD 161
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right
Rev: SAECVLI FELICIT, Throne, upon which are seated two infant boys, Commodus and Antoninus
Refs: RIC 711; BMCRE 136; Cohen 191; RCV 5260 var. (no diadem).

And some bronze issues depicting Faustina Jr. with (unidentified) children:


Faustina Jr, Augusta 147-176
Roman orichalcum sestertius; 23.99 g, 31.7 mm; 11:00
Rome, AD 161-175
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right
Rev: TEMPOR FELIC SC, Faustina standing left, holding two children, four more at her feet
Refs: RIC 1673; Cohen 222; RCV 5284 var. (no diadem).


Faustina Jr, Augusta 147-176
Roman orichalcum dupondius; 11.55 g, 28.2 mm; 11:00
Rome, AD 161-175
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right
Rev: TEMPOR FELIC SC, Faustina standing left, holding two children, four more at her feet
Refs: RIC 1675; Cohen 223; BMCRE 996; RCV 5304 var. (no diadem).


Faustina Jr, Augusta 147-176
Roman orichalcum sestertius; 21.28 g, 31.9 mm; 5:00
Rome, AD 161-175
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right
Rev: FECVNDITAS SC, (Faustina as) Fecunditas standing right, holding scepter and infant
Refs: RIC 1638; BMCRE 905; Cohen 101; RCV 5274.

Faustina's two living children who achieved imperial rank:


Lucilla, AD 164-169
Roman orichalcum dupondius; 11.49 g, 24.88 mm, 6:00
Rome, AD 166
Obv: LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, bare-headed and draped bust, right
Rev: SALVS SC, Salus standing left, feeding snake arising from altar
Refs: RIC 1761; BMCRE 1186; Cohen 67; RCV 5521.


Commodus AD 177-192
Roman orichalcum sestertius; 26.13g, 28.7 mm, 5:00
Rome mint, AD 187
Obv: M COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT, laureate bust right
Rev: HILARIT AVG PM TR P XII IMP VIII COS V PP SC, Hilaritas standing left, holding branch and palm
Refs: RIC 497; Cohen 213; RCV 5754 var.

 

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Happy Mothers Day ... nice examples, Roman Collector

=> here are a couple of my MILC's (Mothers I Like to Collect)

Faustina-II





Fausta Augusta

 

Terrific posts!!

I find them especially cool since I just watched a 'Net Flix' movie about M .A, Faustina Jr and Commodus.......

No PC so I can't pile on.....

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!!

 

I spent the day with my mom yesterday so I could mow my lawn today.
Ladies of Rome is a great way to show moms day.

Faustina Sr

Faustina Jr

Julia Domna

Julea Mamea Otacilia Severa

Salonina

Severina

Helena I believe thats all I've managed to photogragh so far I know I have more emresses that photo'd. A few need to be re shot.

 

Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers and people with mothers

Julia Mamaea and her son Severus Alexander:

EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Mamaea/Serapis enthroned, Cerberus at feet; tetradrachm


EGYPT, Alexandria. Severus Alexander/Alexandria; tetradrachm

Julia Domna and her son Caracalla:

Julia Domna/Fecunditas denarius


MOESIA INFERIOR, Nikopolis ad Istrum. Caracalla/Apollo Sauroktonos

 

Mom:


Julia Maesa, Augusta AD 218-225
Roman Orichalcum Sestertius; 21.28 gm; 29.2 mm
Rome mint, AD 218-220
Obv: IVLIA MAESA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust, r.
Rev: PIETAS AVG SC, Pietas standing l., sacrificing over altar and holding incense box.
Refs: RIC 414; Cohen 31; BMCRE 389; Sear 7763; Thirion 408

Daughters:


Julia Soaemias, Augusta AD 218-222
Roman AR Denarius; 3.02 g, 19.2 mm
Rome, AD 320-322
Obv: IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, r.
Rev: VENVS CAELESTIS, Venus diademed and standing l., holding apple and scepter; in right field a star.
Refs: RIC 341; BMCRE 49; RCV 7719 var.; Cohen 8


Julia Mamaea, Augusta, AD 222-235
Roman AR Denarius; 3.23 g, 18.6 mm
Rome, AD 230, 11th emission
Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, diademed and draped bust, r.
Rev: FELICITAS PVBLICA, Felicitas seated l., holding caduceus and cornucopiae
Refs: RIC 338; BMCRE 658; RCV 8219; Cohen 24

 

Wow!! Those are gorgeous!!

 

Happy Mums Day to all the mothers out there

 

Can I just sneak this one in again? I promise it'll be the last time... this week .

 

Theodora
Mint: Trier
337 to 340 AD
AE 3
Obvs: FL MAX THEODORAE AVG, Bust diademed and draped right.
Revs: PIETAS ROMANA, Pietas with child.
14x15mm, 1.68g

 

Here is a harder one to find:

Auction Attribute:

Paulina (wife of Maximinus I Thrax). Died before A.D. 235.
AE sestertius (30.77 mm, 19.66 g, 11 h).
2nd emission of Maximinus I, A.D. 236.
Obv: DIVA PAVLINA, veiled and draped bust right
Rev: CONSECRATIO / S - C, Paulina, raising hand and holding scepter, reclining left on peacock flying upward to right.
Ref: RIC IV 3; Banti 1.
Comments: aVF/F, obverse flan defect or damage.
Rare.
#135 on the @Valentinian RIC List

According to Wikipedia:
Paulina had one son, Gaius Julius Verus Maximus, appointed Caesar in 236 by his father, but both men were murdered by the soldiers in May 238."

 

An early Christian seal box featuring the Theotokos- the ultimate mother! (Could also be Thekla)

Roman Christian Seal Box, 2nd-3rd Century AD. Bronze, 5.33g, about 20mm maximum diameter and about 5mm thick.

The seal box was an extra-secure way of ensuring that the contents of a package were not compromised when sending important goods or information from one place to another.

 

Happy Mother's Day to all, Vesta - Roman goddess of hearth, home & family

 

Very beautiful theme that fertility
JULIA MAMEE
Daughter of Julia Maesa and mother of Alexander Severus.
Denier struck in Rome in 232
A / IVLIA MAMAMEA AVG (Julia Mamée Augusta)
R / FECVNDITAS AVGVSTAE (The fertility of the Empress).
Seated fecundity, reaches out to a child, her other arm leaning on her seat.
Weight: 3.08 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

 

FAUSTINE II - wife of Marc Aurèle
As struck in Rome
A / FAVSTINA AVGVSTA - SC
R / FECVND AVGVSTAE
The fertility of the Empress between two young girls, holding two children in her arms.
Weight: 9.50 g. Diameter: 25 mm.

 

This denarius of Plautilla shows Pietas holding a child on reverse. RIC 367

 

Happy Mom's Day! Cybele is the "mother goddess" of Asia Minor and in Rome was known as Magna Mater ("Great Mother").


Moesia, Markianopolis. Pseudo-autonomous AE20. Bust of Markianopolis
Obv: MAΡKIA NOΠOΛIC, turreted and draped bust of Markianopolis right.
Rev: MAΡKIAN OΠOΛIT [ΩN], Cybele enthroned left, wearing kalathos, phiale in right, left elbow on drum, two lions at feet.


Sarmatia, Tyra. Julia Domna AE24. Cybele
Obv: TVPA NWN. Bust of Domna r., draped.
Rev: IOVLADO MNA CE. Kybele seated r., wearing mural crown; in her r., patera; beneath l. elbow, tympanon; behind, delta.
BMC 2

 

Livia seated on the reverse of a "Tribute Penny."

 

Severus Alexander and his mother, Julia Mamaea:


Severus Alexander and Julia Mamaea
Roman provincial AE Pentassarion; 10.1 g; 25.7 mm
Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis, AD 225-229
Obv: ΑVΓ ΚΜ Α[VΡ CΕVΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟC ΚΑΙ] ΙΟVΛΙΑ ΜΑΜΑΙΑ, confronted busts. Rev: ΗΓ ȢM [ΤΕΡΕΒΕΝΤΙΝΟV ΜΑΡ]ΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤ-ΩΝ, Dikaiosyne standing l., holding scales and cornucopiae, E (5) in field, r.
Refs: Not listed in: AMNG, Moushmov, Varbanov, BMC Greek, Sear Greek Imp, SNG Cop, SNG von Aulock, or Hirstova and Jelov.