Bronze coin of Faustina Iunior from Abila (ABL0102)
Dublin Core
Title
Bronze coin of Faustina Iunior from Abila (ABL0102)
Description
Civic bronze coin from Abila, depicting Faustina Iunior (161-175 CE), wife of the emperor Marcus Aurelius on the obverse
Source
Publisher
Roman Provincial Coinage Online IV no.6509 (temporary #)
Date
Contributor
RLL
Rights
Ashmolean Museum (University of Oxford), via Roman Provincial Coinage Online (http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/)
Format
Bronze
Language
Identifier
ABL0102
Numismatics Item Type Metadata
Metal
Bronze
Weight (g)
1.69-3.22g (pictured=3.22g)
Diameter (mm)
13-15mm (pictured=14mm)
Province
Arabia
Region
Decapolis
Era Used
Local (62-64 BCE)
Obverse Type
Bust of Faustina Junior, looking right
Reverse Type
A bunch of grapes
Obverse Legends
ΦΑΥСΤEΙΝΑ СEΒΑСΤΗ (Faustina Sebaste)
Reverse Legends
СEΛ(EΥΚ) ΑΒΙΛΑ (Seleucia Abila)
ϚΚС (Spijkerman 1978:51, identifies this as one of several mint names)
ϚΚС (Spijkerman 1978:51, identifies this as one of several mint names)
Type Notes
Same obverse type as ABL0101 and ABL0103
Meshorer et al. 2013 (142, no.8) and Spijkerman (1978, 50-51, no.6) publish dated examples from 162/3 CE.
Meshorer et al. 2013 (142, no.8) and Spijkerman (1978, 50-51, no.6) publish dated examples from 162/3 CE.
Name 1
Role 1
Notes
The reverse legend refers to Abila as Seleucia Abila, which was used to refer to the city (in addition to Abila of the Decapolis) apparently throughout the Hellenistic and Roman period.
Selected Bibliography
Roman Provincial Coinage Online (http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/); temp #6509. [http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/6509/]
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.
Spijkerman, A. 1978. The Coins of the Decapolis and Provincia Arabia. Jerusalem: Franciscan Press.
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.
Spijkerman, A. 1978. The Coins of the Decapolis and Provincia Arabia. Jerusalem: Franciscan Press.
Citation
“Bronze coin of Faustina Iunior from Abila (ABL0102),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed March 29, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/31.