Wife of Antoninus the Pious and daughter of Marcus Annius Verus.

Empress Faustina I, wife of Marcus Aurelius, began minting money in 138, when her husband ascended the throne. Her coins form one of the richest and most varied series of coinage of Roman empresses. Some examples of Faustina's coins: Portrait coins: The portrait of the empress often depicts the figure of a young woman with a diadem, oval face, long hair and a long necklace. Triumphal coins: On these coins Faustina is often seen with the emperor as the figure driving the horses of the quadriga, i.e. four-wheeled chariot. Founding coins: Coins associated with the founding of the Faustina Church depict the empress standing in front of the church performing a sacrificial ritual. Religious coins: depicting the goddesses Ceres, Minerva and Venus on coins, the empress Faustina is often shown together with the corresponding goddess, the empress next to the emperor, or the empress in front of the emperor, together with the goddess. Faustina's coinage is an important source for learning about the life of the empress and this era of the Roman Empire.