Harvard Art Museums > 1972.255: Aureus of Faustina II Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Aureus of Faustina II (Faustina II) , 1972.255,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/196160. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1972.255 People Faustina II, Roman (r. 161-175) Title Aureus of Faustina II Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 147-150 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium) Period Roman Imperial period, Middle Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/196160 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 7.38 g Die Axis 6 Denomination aureus Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL Reverse Inscription: VENVS Provenance Recorded Ownership History From the H. Montagu Colection, Rollin & Feuardent, 1896, lot 416 State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number cf. BMC iv, no. 1063, p. 161, pl. 23.1; for the date BMC iv, introduction, xliv Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins Accession Year 1972 Object Number 1972.255 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: Bust of Faustina, draped, to r., hair elaborately dressed in horizontal waves at the front, and coiled up in a bun, pearl diadem; Rev.: Venus, standing, facng l., holding apple in r. hand, and a rudder set on dolphin, which coils around it Publication History The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973), p.151 Exhibition History The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973 The Portrait, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 10/15/2004 - 01/09/2005 Subjects and Contexts Ancient Coins Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
