Bronze coin of Faustina Iunior from Gadara (GAD0101)
Dublin Core
Title
Bronze coin of Faustina Iunior from Gadara (GAD0101)
Description
Local bronze coin of Faustina Iunior, wife of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, from Gadara (161/162 CE)
Source
Date
Format
Bronze
Language
Identifier
GAD0101
Numismatics Item Type Metadata
Metal
Bronze
Weight (g)
5.87-9.37g
Diameter (mm)
19-20mm
Province
Arabia
Region
Decapolis
Era Used
Local era (63/64 BCE)
Obverse Type
Draped bust of Faustina, facing right
Reverse Type
Draped bust of Zeus facing right, wearing diadem
Obverse Legends
ΦΑVCTINA CEBACTH (Faustina Sebaste)
Reverse Legends
ΓΑΔΑΡΕ WN EKC (of [the people of] Gadara; date=225)
Name 1
Role 1
Selected Bibliography
Spijkerman, A. 1978. The Coins of the Decapolis and Provincia Arabia. Jerusalem: Franciscan Press. (pp.140-141, no.49).
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. (pp.165-166, nos.44-45)
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. (pp.165-166, nos.44-45)
Citation
“Bronze coin of Faustina Iunior from Gadara (GAD0101),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 20, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/58.