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Faustina the Elder and Antoninus Pius
Medalist of the Roman Emperors (Italian (probably Milan), 1475–1500)
Italian
about 1475–1500
Place of Manufacture: Milan, Italy
Medium/Technique
Metal; bronze
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 109 mm (4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Shaw
Accession Number21.1873
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
Catalogue Raisonné
Hill 735.
Kress 204.
DescriptionCircular medal of Faustina the Elder and Antoninus Pius.
Obverse: Profile bust of a Faustina looking to proper right, hair braided and coiled, cloak fastened with bulla on shoulder; inscribed at edge "DIVAAVGVSTA DIVAE FAVSTINA".
Reverse: A bearded Antoninus Pius seated at proper left, dressed in armor and crowned with laureate wreath, faces and holds the hand of a seated Faustina at proper right, facing Pius, wearing a tunic and mantle. Both are seated on folding seats; inscribed at edge "DIVA FAVSTINA DIVS ANTONINVS" and in exergue "S C".
Obverse: Profile bust of a Faustina looking to proper right, hair braided and coiled, cloak fastened with bulla on shoulder; inscribed at edge "DIVAAVGVSTA DIVAE FAVSTINA".
Reverse: A bearded Antoninus Pius seated at proper left, dressed in armor and crowned with laureate wreath, faces and holds the hand of a seated Faustina at proper right, facing Pius, wearing a tunic and mantle. Both are seated on folding seats; inscribed at edge "DIVA FAVSTINA DIVS ANTONINVS" and in exergue "S C".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "DIVAAVGVSTA DIVAE FAVSTINA".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "DIVA FAVSTINA DIVS ANTONINVS" and in exergue "S C".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "DIVA FAVSTINA DIVS ANTONINVS" and in exergue "S C".
ProvenanceBy 1921, Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Shaw; 1921, gift of the Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Shaw to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 6, 1921)