Faustina the younger coins

Roman empress from to

Annia Galeria Faustina the Younger (c.&#; AD,^[1][4] – / AD) was Roman empress from to her death as the wife of emperor Marcus Aurelius, her maternal cousin.

As - Faustina the Younger FAVSTINA AVGVSTA - Numista

Faustina was the youngest child of emperor Antoninus Pius and empress Faustina the Elder. She was held in high esteem by soldiers and her husband as Augusta and Mater Castrorum ('Mother of the Camp') and was given divine honours after her death.

Life

Early life

Faustina, named after her mother, was her parents' fourth and youngest child and second daughter; she was also their only child to survive to adulthood.

She was born and raised in Rome.^{[citation needed]}

Her second cousin three times removed, Hadrian, had arranged with her father for Faustina to marry Lucius Verus. On 25 February , she and Verus were betrothed. Verus' father was Hadrian's first adopted son and his intended heir; however, when Verus' father died, Hadrian chose Fau Faustina the Younger - Sulla Coins PYNO