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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     73001006 Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Fausta Date Ruled:     AD 307-326 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE 3 Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 318-319 Weight:     3.38 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     FAVS_TA N F Obverse Description:     Mantled and bareheaded bust right with waved hair Reverse Description:     Laurel wreath enclosing eight-pointed star Mint Mark:     none Mint:     Thessalonica Primary Reference:     RIC VII 051 Reference2:     LRBC I, 0824 Reference3:     SRCV 3906 Reference4:     VM 004 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=91490 Notes:     Sale: CNG 73, Lot: 1006 The coinage of Faustina as Augusta commenced with her elevation to full imperial status in AD 324. Preceding these issues, however, was a remarkable series struck circa AD 318 at the Thessalonica mint on which both Fausta and her mother-in-law, Helena, are accorded the lesser title of Nobilissima Femina (N F). Both ladies had borne this rank for a considerable time, Helena since Constantine's elevation to imperial status in AD 306, Fausta since her marriage to Constantine in March of the following year. The significance of this anepigraphic reverse remains uncertain, though it presumably contains some reference to divine providence and destiny.

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