Publication: Diva Faustina. Difusión de una imagen para la legitimación de una dinastía imperial
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Conesa Navarro, Pedro David ; Espí Forcén, Carlos
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Facultad de Letras
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Universidad de Málaga
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https://doi.org/10.24310/BoLArte.2022.vi43.14370
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La muerte y apoteosis de Faustina la Mayor fue celebrada durante el resto de la vida de su marido, el emperador Antonino Pío. La producción monetaria insistió de forma reiterada en la difusión del culto a la Diva Faustina, un acontecimiento que carecía de precedentes en otras mujeres divinizadas de la casa imperial. La propaganda de la Diva Faustina fue una útil herramienta de legitimación para Antonino Pío y su descendencia, puesto que él había sido adoptado; mientras que Faustina estaba emparentada con el emperador Trajano a través de la deificada Matidia la Mayor. Bajo el mandato de Antonino Pío se acuñaron diversos tipos de monedas que celebraban el funeral, la consecratio y la construcción de un templo en honor a su mujer. La iconografía de las monedas dedicadas a la Diva Faustina parte de modelos de tradición imperial, pero responde asimismo a la ubicación de su templo en el foro romano. -----------------
The death and apotheosis of Faustina the Elder was celebrated by her husband, the emperor Antoninus Pius, for the rest of his life. Coins minted during his rule insisted particularly on the promotion of Diva Faustina’s imperial cult, an event that lacks parallels in previously deified women of the imperial house. The Diva Faustina propaganda was a key element towards the legitimization of Antoninus Pius and his offspring in power, since he had been adopted, while she descended from the emperor Trajan through her grandmother Diva Matidia. Coin production during the rule of Antoninus Pius shows a diverse array of examples that depict her funeral, consecratio and the construction of a temple dedicated to her. The iconography of the coins dedicated to Diva Faustina is partly based on already-established imperial prototypes, but also refers to the location of her temple in the Roman forum.
The death and apotheosis of Faustina the Elder was celebrated by her husband, the emperor Antoninus Pius, for the rest of his life. Coins minted during his rule insisted particularly on the promotion of Diva Faustina’s imperial cult, an event that lacks parallels in previously deified women of the imperial house. The Diva Faustina propaganda was a key element towards the legitimization of Antoninus Pius and his offspring in power, since he had been adopted, while she descended from the emperor Trajan through her grandmother Diva Matidia. Coin production during the rule of Antoninus Pius shows a diverse array of examples that depict her funeral, consecratio and the construction of a temple dedicated to her. The iconography of the coins dedicated to Diva Faustina is partly based on already-established imperial prototypes, but also refers to the location of her temple in the Roman forum.
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Boletín de Arte, 2022, Vol. 43, pp. 47–57
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