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Faustina Junior, Augusta 146 - Winter 175 A.D, Wife of Marcus Aurelius, Ankyra in Abbaitis, Phrygia
| Ankyra, the chief city of the district Abbaitis in western Phrygia, should not be confused with Ankyra in Galatia, the modern capital of Turkey. The image on the reverse resembles sculptures of Artemis, the Lady of Ephesus, including one at the Ephesus Archaeological Museum and another at the Vatican. The Ionians worshiped Artemis as a mother goddess, akin to the Phrygian Cybele. Her cult image was adorned with multiple rounded breast like protuberances on her chest. They have been variously interpreted as accessory breasts, eggs, grapes, acorns, or even bull testes. Excavation at the site of the Artemision in 1987/8 found a multitude of tear-shaped amber beads that once adorned the ancient wooden xoanon. |  |
RP89908. Bronze AE 19, RPC IV online T1727 (37 spec.); BMC Phrygia, p. 64, 33; SNG Cop 142; SNGvA 3436; SNG Mün 99; Weber 7021; Waddington 5644; Lindgren I A887B, VF, choice obverse, attractive portrait, dark green patina, Ankyra in Abbaitis (Ankara, Turkey) mint, weight 4.381g, maximum diameter 18.7mm, die axis 180o, obverse ΦAVCTINAE CEBATH (clockwise from upper right), draped bust right, hair in a bun at the back; reverse ANKV-PANΩN (clockwise from upper right), cultus-statue of Ephesian Artemis standing facing, kalathos on head, flanked by stag on each side, extended arms with supports; SOLD
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