Coin of Faustina Iunior from Nysa-Scythopolis (SCY0103)
Dublin Core
Title
Coin of Faustina Iunior from Nysa-Scythopolis (SCY0103)
Description
Local bronze coin of Faustina Iunior, daughter of the emperor Antoninus Pius and wife of the future emperor Marcus Aurelius, from Nysa-Scythopolis (147-161 CE)
Source
Publisher
Roman Provincial Coinage Online IV no.6364 (temporary #)
Date
Format
Bronze
Language
Identifier
SCY0103
Numismatics Item Type Metadata
Metal
Bronze
Diameter (mm)
17mm
Province
Palaestina
Region
Decapolis
Obverse Type
Draped bust of Faustina, facing right
Reverse Type
Reclining river-god holding an uncertain object and a reed, resting against a water-urn
Reverse Legends
NYC [ (Nysa)
Selected Bibliography
Roman Provincial Coinage Online IV no.6364 (temporary #) [ http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/6364/]
Citation
“Coin of Faustina Iunior from Nysa-Scythopolis (SCY0103),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 23, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/66.