Acquisition number: 1997.02
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Obv.: Draped bust of Faustina the Younger, r., hair waved and drawn back into chignon. DIVA FAVSTINA PIA.
Rev.: Peacock standing r., head turned back l., tail falling behind. CONSECRATIO.
Title: Denarius honouring Faustina the Younger, reign of Marcus Aurelius - 1997.02
Acquisition number: 1997.02
Culture or period: Roman Imperial
Date: AD 176
Material: Metal - Silver
Object type: Coins - Roman
Dimensions: 18mm (w)
Origin region or location: Italy
Origin city: Rome
Display case or on loan: 7
Keywords: Coin, denarius, Roman, Imperial, Marcus Aurelius, Faustina the Younger
Sear, D.R., Roman Coins and their Values 5 vols (London, Spink, 2000-2014) 5215; Mattingly, H.,Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, 6 vols (London, 1965) 716 pl.68.1; Seaby, H.A., Roman Silver Coins (London, B.A. Seaby, 1967) 71a; Szaivert, W., Moneta Imperii Romani vol. 18: Die Münzprägung der Kaiser Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Verus und Commodus (Vienna, 1986) 58.
1997.02
Denarius honouring Faustina the Younger, reign of Marcus Aurelius
3.33 g. AD 176
Obv.: Draped bust of Faustina the Younger, r., hair waved and drawn back into chignon. DIVA FAVSTINA PIA.
Rev.: Peacock standing r., head turned back l., tail falling behind. CONSECRATIO.
Faustina, wife of Marcus Aurelius, died late in AD 175 on tour with her husband in the East. She was declared deified there, but the coins issued from Rome celebrating her deification will have dated from AD 176 and the full consecration ritual there.
The peacock was especially associated with Juno, queen of the gods, whom Faustina has now joined. There is a fable by Aesop about Juno and the peacock.
Sear, D.R., Roman Coins and their Values 5 vols (London, Spink, 2000-2014) 5215; Mattingly, H.,Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, 6 vols (London, 1965) 716 pl.68.1; Seaby, H.A., Roman Silver Coins (London, B.A. Seaby, 1967) 71a; Szaivert, W., Moneta Imperii Romani vol. 18: Die Münzprägung der Kaiser Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Verus und Commodus (Vienna, 1986) 58.