Coin of Faustina I from Bostra (BOS0103)
Dublin Core
Title
Coin of Faustina I from Bostra (BOS0103)
Description
Civic bronze coin from Bostra (138-141 CE), depicting Faustina, wife of the emperor Antoninus Pius on the obverse
Source
Publisher
Roman Provincial Coinage Online IV no.6699 (temporary #)
Date
Rights
Ashmolean Museum (University of Oxford), via Roman Provincial Coinage Online (http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/)
Format
Bronze
Language
Identifier
BOS0103
Numismatics Item Type Metadata
Metal
Bronze
Weight (g)
6.10g
Diameter (mm)
19mm
Province
Arabia
Obverse Type
Draped and veiled bust of Faustina, facing right
Reverse Type
Draped and veiled bust of Tyche, with turreted crown, facing right
Obverse Legends
ΦΑVCTEINA CEBACT (Faustina Sebasta)
Reverse Legends
BOCTPA (Bostra)
Type Notes
RPC IV no.6699 (temporary #)=American Numismatic Society 1944.100.69247
Name 1
Role 1
Notes
Faustina coins at Bostra typically date to after her death in 140 CE, and subsequent deification; on those examples, she is given the title Thea (ΘΕΑ) (see BOS0101-BOS0102). The date of the accession of Antoninus Pius in 138 CE, and the absence of the title Thea, provides this otherwise undated coin with an issue date of sometime between 139-141 CE.
Selected Bibliography
Roman Provincial Coinage Online IV no.6699 (temporary #) [http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/6699/]
American Numismatic Society 1944.100.69247
American Numismatic Society 1944.100.69247
Citation
“Coin of Faustina I from Bostra (BOS0103),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 24, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/40.