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Faustina Sr., Augusta 25 February 138 - Early 141, Wife of Antoninus Pius
| The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina is an ancient Roman temple in Rome, adapted as a Roman Catholic church, Chiesa di San Lorenzo in Miranda. It is in the Forum Romanum, on the Via Sacra, opposite the Regia. The temple was begun by Antoninus Pius in 141 and was initially dedicated to his deceased and deified wife, Faustina the Elder. When Antoninus Pius was deified after his death in 161 A.D., the temple was re-dedicated jointly to Antoninus and Faustina at the instigation of his successor, Marcus Aurelius. The ten monolithic Corinthian columns of its pronaos are 17 metres high. The rich bas-reliefs of the frieze under the cornice, of garlanded griffons and candelabri, were often copied from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries. |  |
RS99255. Silver denarius, RIC III AP343 (S), BMCRE IV AP339, RSC II 1, SRCV II 4573, Hunter II 14, Choice VF, well centered, flow lines, uneven toning, struck with worn dies, small edge cracks, Rome mint, weight 3.267g, maximum diameter 18.8mm, die axis 180o, 150 A.D.; obverse DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, hair elaborately waived and banded, drawn up at the back and piled in a round coil at top; reverse AED DIV FAVSTINAE, hexastyle temple of Diva Faustina, containing seated statue of the deity, eagle in pediment, victories as acroteria, trellis-work fencing in foreground at foot of steps; scarce; SOLD
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