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Contributor: Teresa Darling.
Issuer:
FAUSTINA JUNIOR
, wife of Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180. AR Denarius.
Obverse:
FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Her draped bust right.
Reverse:
AVGVSTI PII FIL, Spes standing left holding flower and slightly raising the drapery of her dress.
Reference:
RIC 497.
Comments:
For more information, read the "
Marcus Aurelius
" entry from
De Imperatoribus Romanis
.
For recent scholarship on both Faustinas see
TOCS-IN
; for book reviews, see
Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews
.