Bronze coin of Faustina Ιunior from Abila (AΒL0103)
Dublin Core
Title
Bronze coin of Faustina Ιunior from Abila (AΒL0103)
Description
Civic bronze coin from Abila, depicting Faustina Ιunior (161-175 CE), wife of the emperor Marcus Aurelius on the obverse
Source
Publisher
Roman Provincial Coinage Online IV no.6508 (temporary #)
Date
Rights
Ashmolean Museum (University of Oxford), via Roman Provincial Coinage Online (http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/)
Format
Bronze
Language
Identifier
ABL0103
Numismatics Item Type Metadata
Metal
Bronze
Weight (g)
5.03-6.09g
Diameter (mm)
18-20mm
Province
Arabia
Region
Decapolis
Era Used
Local era (62-64 BCE)
Obverse Type
Bust of Faustina Junior, looking right
Reverse Type
Cornucopia overflowing with fruits
Obverse Legends
ΦΑΥCTEINA CEBACTH (Faustina Sebaste)
Reverse Legends
СƐΛ ΑΒΙ (Seleucia Abila)
Monograms (Rev)
ϚΚС (Spijkerman 1978:51 identifies this as one of multiple mint-marks)
Type Notes
Examples published by Spijkerman (1978, 50-50, no.5=ANS no.2012.71.4) and Meshorer et al. (2013, 142 no.7) are dated to 162/3 CE.
Spijkerman's (1978, 50-51, no.5) example describes the cornucopia as accompanied by "three bunches of grapes."
Spijkerman's (1978, 50-51, no.5) example describes the cornucopia as accompanied by "three bunches of grapes."
Name 1
Role 1
Notes
Same obverse type as ABL0101 and ABL0102
Selected Bibliography
Roman Provincial Coinage Online (http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/); temp #6508 [http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/6508/]
American Numismatic Society, no.1944.100.69215 (SNGANS 6.1119) [http://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.69215]; also: no.2012.71.4 [http://numismatics.org/collection/2012.71.4]
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.1944.100.69215 (SNGANS 6.1119) [http://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.69215]; also: no.2012.71.4 [http://numismatics.org/collection/2012.71.4]
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 Ιunior from Abila (AΒL0103),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 25, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/32.