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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 7428074, member: 75937"]Fun post, [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER]!</p><p><br /></p><p>See this little baby? The one in Faustina's arms?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-fecvnd-avgvstae-s-c-sestertius-2-jpg.1174753/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina II, AD 147-175.</p><p>Roman oricalchum sestertius, 22.36 gm, 33.7 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 160.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: FECVND AVGVSTAE S C, (Faustina as) Fecunditas standing left, between two children (thought to represent Faustina III and Lucilla), holding two infants in her arms (thought to represent Cornificia and Fadilla).</p><p>Refs: RIC 1635; BMCRE 902-904; Cohen 96; Strack 1336; RCV 5273; MIR 10.</p><p><br /></p><p>That's Cornificia, the as-yet-unborn Commodus' sister.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://media1.tenor.com/images/e0195018a6b53710d00bdfdbbff5a330/tenor.gif?itemid=15775089" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cornificia survived to adulthood and married M. Petronius Sura Mamertinus, who became consul in AD 182. A period of unrest followed her father's death in AD 180, when her brother Commodus became the sole emperor. And we all know what kind of guy HE was ...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://media4.giphy.com/media/gioMcBoavbWKTMunnW/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47fyeqwppp6ivs6log4ds6q58oz9eyq9t2vfivpm4f&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://media2.giphy.com/media/5ncqEwQBqUnXq/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47fyeqwppp6ivs6log4ds6q58oz9eyq9t2vfivpm4f&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Commodus murdered her husband, her son Petronius Antoninus, her husband's younger brother M. Petronius Sura Septimianus (who became co-consul with Commodus in AD 190) and his son Antoninus in AD 190 or 191. Cornificia was not involved and survived the purge.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://media0.giphy.com/media/LmTrkMs2W3JYUxKJlD/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47pjko6si8jqn0tadutug0huda329ug58mgvfe34fs&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now a widow, she supposedly <b><i>had an affair with Pertinax!!!</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://media4.giphy.com/media/3ohs4crB027WIQnKWQ/giphy.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 7428074, member: 75937"]Fun post, [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER]! See this little baby? The one in Faustina's arms? [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-fecvnd-avgvstae-s-c-sestertius-2-jpg.1174753/[/IMG] Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman oricalchum sestertius, 22.36 gm, 33.7 mm, 12 h. Rome, AD 160. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: FECVND AVGVSTAE S C, (Faustina as) Fecunditas standing left, between two children (thought to represent Faustina III and Lucilla), holding two infants in her arms (thought to represent Cornificia and Fadilla). Refs: RIC 1635; BMCRE 902-904; Cohen 96; Strack 1336; RCV 5273; MIR 10. That's Cornificia, the as-yet-unborn Commodus' sister. [IMG]https://media1.tenor.com/images/e0195018a6b53710d00bdfdbbff5a330/tenor.gif?itemid=15775089[/IMG] Cornificia survived to adulthood and married M. Petronius Sura Mamertinus, who became consul in AD 182. A period of unrest followed her father's death in AD 180, when her brother Commodus became the sole emperor. And we all know what kind of guy HE was ... [IMG]https://media4.giphy.com/media/gioMcBoavbWKTMunnW/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47fyeqwppp6ivs6log4ds6q58oz9eyq9t2vfivpm4f&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g[/IMG] [IMG]https://media2.giphy.com/media/5ncqEwQBqUnXq/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47fyeqwppp6ivs6log4ds6q58oz9eyq9t2vfivpm4f&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g[/IMG] Commodus murdered her husband, her son Petronius Antoninus, her husband's younger brother M. Petronius Sura Septimianus (who became co-consul with Commodus in AD 190) and his son Antoninus in AD 190 or 191. Cornificia was not involved and survived the purge. [IMG]https://media0.giphy.com/media/LmTrkMs2W3JYUxKJlD/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47pjko6si8jqn0tadutug0huda329ug58mgvfe34fs&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g[/IMG] Now a widow, she supposedly [B][I]had an affair with Pertinax!!![/I][/B] [IMG]https://media4.giphy.com/media/3ohs4crB027WIQnKWQ/giphy.gif[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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