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Contributor: Teresa Darling.
Issuer:
FAUSTINA JUNIOR
, wife of Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180. AE Sestertius.
Obverse:
DIVA FAVSTINAE PIA, Her draped bust to the right.
Reverse:
SIDERIBVS (RECEPTA) S.C., Diana standing to the right, holding a long torch.
Reference:
RIC 1715; Sear 1530. Grade: ChVF.
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
.