Denarius
Faustina, Roman Imperial, Roman Empire
147-150
Silver
Overall: 13/16 in. (20 mm)
Weight: 3.4 g
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of Arthur Fairbanks, Class of 1886, in memory of his father, Henry Fairbanks, Class of 1853
27.1.29356
Geography/Culture
Europe, Italy
Period
1-500
Object Name
Coin
Classification
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscription
Obverse: Draped bust of Faustina Jr. right; FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, left up, right down, inwardly Reverse: Frontal, draped, and veiled Pudicitia standing left, right hand drawing up fold of robe in front of face in gesture of modesty; PVDICITIA, left up, right down, inwardly
Exhibition History
Artifacts of the Roman Empire, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 18-November 5, 1990.
Provenance
Arthur Fairbanks (1864-1944), Class of 1886; given to present collection, 1927.
Catalogue Raisonne
BMC, Vol. IV: nos. 1051-1053
Old Number
hn 286
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