Denarius with Faustina II
Faustina
Roman Imperial
Roman Empire
161-162
Silver
Overall: 9/16 in. (1.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Charles J. and Opel Zimmerman 1923 Fund
2002.51.35520
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1-500
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Inscrip. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA. Faustina II, bust draped, facing right. Hair is waved and coiled behind head. Reverse Inscrip. SECVLI FELICIT. Two figures sitting on a throne facing one another. No detail to figures. Drapery around the feet of the figures.
Provenance
Harlan J. Berk, Ltd, Chicago, Illinois; sold to present collection, 2002.
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