Faustina the Younger sestertius

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• Between Reputation and Reality with Faustina the Younger

  Verhaal door Dorien Jansen.

  There are many stories about Faustina the Younger, wife of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, and most of them are quite negative. Yet on this coin she is depicted as a goddess, the highest honor she could have received. How can this be explained?

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