Coin of Faustina Iunior from Ascalon (ASC0105)
Dublin Core
Title
Coin of Faustina Iunior from Ascalon (ASC0105)
Description
Local bronze coin of Faustina Iunior from Ascalon, 158/159 CE, with the Dioscouri on the rev (ASC0105)
Source
Publisher
Roman Provincial Coinage Online IV no.6394 (temporary #)
Date
Rights
Roman Provincial Coinage Online IV no.6394 (temporary #)
Format
Bronze
Language
Identifier
ASC0105
Numismatics Item Type Metadata
Metal
Bronze
Weight (g)
12.72-14.25g
Diameter (mm)
25mm
Province
Syria Palaestina
Era Used
Local Era (103/104 BCE)
Obverse Type
Draped bust of Faustina Iunior, facing right
Reverse Type
Dioscouri standing, holding spears and facing each other, with crescent between them and stars above each figure's head.
Obverse Legends
ΦΑ(Ο)ΥСΤƐΙΝΑ ΑΥΓΟΥСΤΑ (Faustina Augusta)
Reverse Legends
ΑСΚΑΛω ΒΞС (of Ascalon; date=158/159 CE)
Name 1
Role 1
Notes
1. Other examples with this obv/rev combination perhaps dated to 157/158 (Yashin 2007, 69, no.228), 158/159 CE (BMC Palestine 135, no.226), and 159/160 CE (BMC Palestine 135, no.227; RPC temp no.6395).
2. Despite the use of Greek, Faustina is given the title "Augusta" rather than the more typical "Sebasta"
3. This reverse type is nearly identical to that used on later coins of Julia Domna (ASC0106)
2. Despite the use of Greek, Faustina is given the title "Augusta" rather than the more typical "Sebasta"
3. This reverse type is nearly identical to that used on later coins of Julia Domna (ASC0106)
Selected Bibliography
Roman Provincial Coinage Online (http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/); [http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/6394/]
BMC Palestine=Hill, G.F. 1914. Catalogue of the Greek Coins of Palestine. London. (pp.135, nos.226-227)
Meshorer, Y., G. Bijovsky, and W.Fischer-Bossert. 2013. Coins of the Holy Land: The Abraham and Marian Sofaer Collection at the American Numismatic Society and the Israel Museum (Volume 1), New York: The American Numismatic Society. (pg.103 no.169).
Yashin, C. 2007. From Ascalon to Raphia: city-coins of the Southern Palestinian Coast. Jerusalem. (pp.59, no.228)
BMC Palestine=Hill, G.F. 1914. Catalogue of the Greek Coins of Palestine. London. (pp.135, nos.226-227)
Meshorer, Y., G. Bijovsky, and W.Fischer-Bossert. 2013. Coins of the Holy Land: The Abraham and Marian Sofaer Collection at the American Numismatic Society and the Israel Museum (Volume 1), New York: The American Numismatic Society. (pg.103 no.169).
Yashin, C. 2007. From Ascalon to Raphia: city-coins of the Southern Palestinian Coast. Jerusalem. (pp.59, no.228)
Citation
“Coin of Faustina Iunior from Ascalon (ASC0105),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 25, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/186.