Medallion of Faustina Junior, 140-60 AD

Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a medallion of Faustina Junior, 140-60 AD. Obverse broken. Depiction on the obverse: Byzas, the reputed founder of the city of Byzantium. Depiction on the reverse: Prow of a war galley. On emulsioned plywood backboard with a label.

Object Details

ID: SEC0840
Type: Medal cast
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 140-60 AD
People: Byzas; Minor, Annia Galeria Faustina
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 3 mm x 24 mm
Parts: Medallion of Faustina Junior, 140-60 AD