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Contributor: David Sorenson.
Issuer:
FAUSTINA JUNIOR
, wife of Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180. AR Denarius (3.53 gm).
Obverse:
FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right.
Reverse:
IVNONI REGINAE, Juno enthroned holding patera and sceptre, peacock at feet.
Reference:
RIC 694; Grade: XF+.
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
.