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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Adoptive Emperors| > |Faustina Sr.| > RS14689
Faustina Sr., Augusta 25 February 138 - Early 141, Wife of Antoninus Pius
|Faustina| |Sr.|, |Faustina| |Sr.,| |Augusta| |25| |February| |138| |-| |Early| |141,| |Wife| |of| |Antoninus| |Pius|, The Romans believed that Fortuna, after deserting the Persians and Assyrians, took flight over Macedonia and saw Alexander perish as she passed into Egypt and into Syria. At last arriving on Mount Palatine, she threw aside her wings and casting away her wheel, entered Rome where she took up her abode forever.
RS14689. Silver denarius, BMCRE IV AP366, RSC II 7, RIC III AP348, Strack III AP451, Hunter II 18 var. (no veil on bust), SRCV 4577 var. (same), Choice gVF, attractive coin with high relief obverse and sharp reverse, Rome mint, weight 3.080g, maximum diameter 18.6mm, die axis 180o, posthumous, 147 - 161 A.D.; obverse DIVA FAVSTINA, veiled, draped bust right, hair with fillet, and round coil with pearls on top; reverse AETERNITAS, Fortuna standing slightly left, veiled head left, globe in extended right hand, rudder vertical close to side in left hand; SOLD











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