Bronze coin of Faustina Iunior from Abila (ABL0101)
Dublin Core
Title
Bronze coin of Faustina Iunior from Abila (ABL0101)
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.6507 (temporary #)
Date
Contributor
RLL
Rights
Ashmolean Museum (University of Oxford), via Roman Provincial Coinage Online (http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/); BMC Museum # 1931, 0603.12
Format
Bronze
Language
Identifier
ABL0101
IIIF Item Metadata
UUID
0a6f0060-83b5-43cb-bdcd-1199bf58f54d
Numismatics Item Type Metadata
Metal
Bronze
Weight (g)
5.70-7.03g (pictured=5.70g)
Diameter (mm)
20-23mm (pictured=20mm)
Province
Arabia
Region
Decapolis
Era Used
Local era (begins 64-62 BCE)
Obverse Type
Bust of Faustina Iunior, looking right
Reverse Type
Standing figure (Athena?), facing left, holding a spear in the left hand, and another object (a branch) in her right hand
Obverse Legends
ΦAYCTEINA CEBACTH (Faustina Sebaste)
Reverse Legends
CEΛEYKABIΛA (Seleucia Abila)
ϚKC (Spijkerman 1978:51, identifies this as one of several different mint names)
ϚKC (Spijkerman 1978:51, identifies this as one of several different mint names)
Type Notes
Better preserved examples published by Meshorer et al. (2013: 42., no.6).
Meshorer et al. (ibid), and Spijkerman (1978, 50-51, no.4) publish dated examples from 162/3 CE.
Same obverse type as ABL0102 and ABL0103
Meshorer et al. (ibid), and Spijkerman (1978, 50-51, no.4) publish dated examples from 162/3 CE.
Same obverse type as ABL0102 and ABL0103
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 #6507. [http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/6507/]
American Numismatic Society, no.1961.154.162 (SNGANS 6.1120) [http://numismatics.org/collection/1961.154.162]
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.
American Numismatic Society, no.1961.154.162 (SNGANS 6.1120) [http://numismatics.org/collection/1961.154.162]
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 (ABL0101),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed March 28, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/30.