Roman denarius.Diva Faustina.lot 309

Description: Roman denarius.Diva Faustina I.lot 309 Size:18 mm Weight: 2.72 gm Certificate of Authenticity included. Annia Galeria Faustina the Elder, sometimes referred to asFaustina I(born on February 16around 100;died in October or November of 140),was a Roman empress and wife of theRoman emperorAntoninus Pius. The emperorMarcus Aureliuswas her nephew and later became her adopted son, along with EmperorLucius Verus. She died early in the principate of Antoninus Pius, but continued to be prominently commemorated as adiva, posthumously playing a prominent symbolic role during his reign. Faustina was the only known daughter ofconsuland prefectMarcus Annius VerusandRupilia Faustina.Her brothers were consulMarcus Annius LiboandpraetorMarcus Annius Verus. Her maternal aunts were Roman EmpressVibia SabinaandMatidia Minor. Her paternal grandfather was named Marcus Annius Verus, like her father, while her maternal grandparents wereSalonia Matidia(niece of Roman EmperorTrajan) and suffect consulLucius Scribonius Libo Rupilius Frugi Bonus. Faustina was born and raised inRome. While a private citizen, she married Antoninus Pius between 110 and 115. Faustina bore four children with Pius: two sons and two daughters.These were: Marcus Aurelius Fulvius Antoninus (died before 138); his sepulchral inscription has been found at theMausoleum of Hadrianin Rome.Marcus Galerius Aurelius Antoninus (died before 138); his sepulchral inscription has been found at the Mausoleum of Hadrian in Rome.He is commemorated by a high-quality series of bronze coins, possibly struck at Rome, though their language is Greek.Aurelia Fadilla (died in 135); she married Aelius Lamia Silvanus or Syllanus. She appears to have had no children with her husband and her sepulchral inscription has been found inItaly.Annia Galeria Faustina Minor orFaustina the Younger(between 125-130 to 175), a future Roman Empress; she married her maternal cousin, future Roman EmperorMarcus Aurelius. She was the only child who survived to see Antoninus and Faustina elevated to the imperial rank. According to the unreliableHistoria Augusta, there were rumours while Antoninus was proconsul ofAsiathat Faustina conducted herself with "excessive frankness and levity On July 10, 138 AD her uncle, the emperorHadrian, died and her husband became the new emperor, as Antoninus was Hadrian's adopted son and heir. Faustina became Roman Empress and the Senate accorded her the title ofAugusta.As empress, Faustina was well respected and was renowned for her beauty and wisdom. Throughout her life, as a private citizen and as empress, Faustina was involved in assisting charities for the poor and sponsoring and assisting in the education of Roman children, particularly girls.[citation needed]A letter betweenFrontoandAntoninus Piushas sometimes been taken as an index of the latter's devotion to her. After Antoninus Pius' accession to the principate, the couple never left Italy; instead, they divided their time between Rome, Antoninus' favourite estate atLorium, and other properties atLanuvium,Tusculum, andSignia. Faustina's personal style was evidently much admired and emulated. Her distinctive hairstyle, consisting of braids pulled back in a bun behind or on top of her head, was imitated for two or three generations in the Roman world. Several provincial groups chose to honour her while she was empress: a company of couriers inEphesusnamed themselves after her,while a company ofclapper-players in Puteoli dedicated an altar to her in her own lifetime.

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