Faustina Junior
147 to 176 AD
Wife of Marcus Aurelius, mother of Commodus, daughter of Antoninus Pius and Faustina Senior
Annia Galeria Faustina Minor(February 16 between 125 and 130-175) was a daughter of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius and Roman Empress Faustina the Elder. She was a Roman Empress and wife to her maternal cousin Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Cassius Dio and the Augustan History have accused Faustina of ordering deaths of people by poison and by execution and also has been reputed to instigate the revolt of Avidius Cassius against by husband. The Augustan History mentions stories of adultery with sailors, gladiators and also men of rank. Faustina accompanied her husband on various military campaigns. The Roman soldiers loved and revered her and was given the title of Mater Castrorum or Mother of the Camp by Aurelius. She attempted to make her home out of an army camp. Between 170-174, Faustina was in the north and then in 175 had gone to the east on campaigns with Aurelius. The years spent travelling on military campaigns, had taken its toll on Faustina and she died in the winter of 175, from an accident. In their thirty years of marriage, Faustina bore Marcus Aurelius thirteen children:
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Faustina Junior Thrace, Hadrianopolis AE 23 Obvs: ФAYΣTEINA ΣEBAΣTH, Faustina bust right Revs: AΔPIANOΠOΛEITΩN, Tyche standing l., holding rudder and cornucopia. 21x23mm, 6.6g Order # RI 154 $39.00 Ref: Varbanov 1439 Qty Shipping amount