Roman Silver Denarius of Faustina Sr. (AD 138-140/1) NGC (VF)

NOTE: Certificate Number Will Vary, All Coins Will be NGC VF or NGC CH VF, Priced for VF, You May Get Lucky and Get Ch VF!

Hadrian’s adopted son and heir, Antoninus Pius was notable for one reason: his pacifism. It was said of Antoninus that, not only did he never command an army in his 23 years on the throne, but he never so much as inspected a garrison. His wife, Faustina the Elder was of noble blood; Trajan was her great-great-great uncle. Her marriage to Antoninus Pius helped legitimize his claim to the throne—one of many examples of Rome’s matrilineal lines of succession. Their marriage was a happy one, especially by standards of royal families. When she died in 140 at the age of 40, the devastated Emperor ordered her deified; hence the inscription DIVA FAVSTINA on the coins made in her honor (diva means divine).