{"product_id":"roman-bronze-of-fausta-307-326-ngc-ae3","title":"Ancient Roman Bronze Coin of Empress Fausta (Imperial Wife in the Age of Constantine), NGC Certified","description":"\u003ch4\u003eOwn a Bronze Coin from the Empress Executed by Her Own Husband — and Erased From History\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA real AE3 bronze of Fausta — wife of Constantine the Great, daughter of Maximian, mother of three future emperors, and the woman who was suffocated in an overheated bath in AD 326, her memory condemned and her name struck from the official record in one of the most haunting mysteries of the Constantinian dynasty. NGC certified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e✓ \u003cstrong\u003eNGC Certified\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n✓ \u003cstrong\u003eGuaranteed Authentic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n✓ \u003cstrong\u003e30-Day Returns\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e👑 Wife of Constantine I, mother of \u003cstrong\u003eConstantine II, Constantius II, and Constans\u003c\/strong\u003e — the three sons who would divide and rule the Roman world after their father's death\u003cbr\u003e\n🏛 Reverse depicts \u003cstrong\u003eVictory, Salus, or Pietas\u003c\/strong\u003e — legitimacy, stability, and divine favor projected for an empress whose memory was officially condemned the same year her stepson Crispus was also executed\u003cbr\u003e\n🤲 Struck \u003cstrong\u003eAD 307–326\u003c\/strong\u003e — subjected to \u003cstrong\u003edamnatio memoriae\u003c\/strong\u003e after her death, making these coins among the few surviving official images of a woman Rome tried to erase. NGC certified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOwn This Piece of History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy This Coin Matters\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFausta was the daughter of \u003cstrong\u003eMaximian\u003c\/strong\u003e — the western Augustus who had been one of Diocletian's Tetrarchic partners — and her marriage to \u003cstrong\u003eConstantine\u003c\/strong\u003e in AD 307 was a calculated political alliance that gave Constantine legitimacy within the Tetrarchic framework even as he was beginning to undermine it. She bore him five children, including the three sons who would eventually claim the empire: \u003cstrong\u003eConstantine II, Constantius II, and Constans\u003c\/strong\u003e. As Augusta she appeared on imperial coinage distributed across the empire, her diademed portrait projecting the stability of the Constantinian dynasty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eAD 326\u003c\/strong\u003e, something went catastrophically wrong. Constantine's eldest son \u003cstrong\u003eCrispus\u003c\/strong\u003e — a popular and militarily capable Caesar born of an earlier relationship — was suddenly executed. Shortly afterward, Fausta herself was killed — ancient sources describe suffocation in an overheated bath, a method that could be made to look accidental or could be a deliberate execution. The sources that survive offer conflicting accounts: some suggest Fausta had accused Crispus of improper advances and was later found to have lied; others imply a political conspiracy; others connect the deaths to the influence of Helena, Constantine's mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is documented is the aftermath. Fausta's memory was subjected to \u003cstrong\u003edamnatio memoriae\u003c\/strong\u003e — her name removed from inscriptions, her official honors stripped, her public existence condemned. The coins struck in her name before AD 326 became, paradoxically, among the only surviving official images of an empress Rome had officially erased. This AE3, struck during the years of her imperial prominence, is one of those survivors — a coin that outlasted the condemnation that was supposed to eliminate her from history. Certified by \u003cstrong\u003eNGC\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePerfect for:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollectors of Constantinian dynasty, imperial women, and Roman AE3 bronze coinage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory lovers drawn to Fausta, the mystery of AD 326, and Constantine's most haunting dynastic tragedy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDamnatio memoriae survivors, Victory and Salus reverse types, and NGC certified Constantinian bronze enthusiasts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone seeking a coin from an empress whose execution and erasure remains one of late antiquity's most debated mysteries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat You'll Receive\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne authentic AE3 bronze of Fausta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDenomination: \u003cstrong\u003eAE3\u003c\/strong\u003e (late Roman bronze)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNGC certified\u003c\/strong\u003e for authenticity and preservation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStruck \u003cstrong\u003eAD 307–326\u003c\/strong\u003e — similar to examples shown (each coin is unique)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eBuy with Confidence\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuaranteed authentic ancient coin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarefully sourced and verified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e30-day return policy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecure shipping from the U.S.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eNew to Ancient Coins?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart your journey here: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kinzercoins.com\/collections\/im-new-to-ancient-coins\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\"\u003ekinzercoins.com\/collections\/im-new-to-ancient-coins\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kinzer Coins","offers":[{"title":"F","offer_id":50904332796210,"sku":"SQ1653357","price":66.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"VF","offer_id":50904332828978,"sku":"SQ6333714","price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XF","offer_id":50904332861746,"sku":"SQ8187826","price":97.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"AU","offer_id":50904332894514,"sku":"SQ0890759","price":110.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/6202\/7570\/files\/ancient-roman-bronze-coin-of-empress-fausta-imperial-wife-in-the-age-of-constantine-ngc-certified-7914461.webp?v=1771883897","url":"https:\/\/kinzercoins.com\/products\/roman-bronze-of-fausta-307-326-ngc-ae3","provider":"Kinzer Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}