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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsman, post: 3730584, member: 99177&quot;]I was most certainly not looking for a Faustina denarius, but simply couldn&#039;t let this one go. I was amazed about the youthful and lively portrait of Faustina. Most of her coins have a somewhat &#039;stiff&#039; portrait. This portrait is somehow different. But maybe that is just me <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>Faustina Minor (the younger) was an important figure in Roman history. She was the daughter of emperor Antoninus Pius and empress Faustina the elder. She married the next emperor in line Marcus Aurelius and was the mother of emperor Commodus. </p><p><br /></p><p>Not much has survived from the Roman sources regarding her life, but what is available does certainly not look good for her. She has been accused of ordering deaths by poison and execution. She has also been accused of instigating the revolt of general Avidius Cassius against her husband. Probably because she didn&#039;t want her son Commodus to rule (and she was right about that!).</p><p><br /></p><p>Faustina accompanied her husband on military campaigns and much enjoyed it. Marcus Aurelius therefore gave her the title of <i>Mater Castrorum</i>, meaning ‘Mother of the Camp’. </p><p><br /></p><p>This denarius was struck in Rome under emperor Antoninus Pius, circa 147-150 AD.</p><p>Faustina was born around 130 AD (there is no certainty about her day of birth). She therefore was a young woman at the time this coin was struck.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1000288[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Faustina II. Augusta, denarius.</p><p>Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa 147-150 AD.</p><p>3.55 gm, 19mm.&nbsp; </p><p>Obv. FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust right, with hair tied in pearls. </p><p>Rev. VENVS, Venus standing left, holding apple in right hand and dolphin-entwined rudder in left. </p><p>RIC III 517c (Antoninus Pius).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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