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AE3 ca. 290--326 A.D. 18 mm. Obv. FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG: Draped bust right Rev. SPES REIPVBLICAE: Fausta standing head left, holding two children, Constantine II and Constantius Van Meter 6 |
Second wife of Constantine I and daughter of Maximianus. Fausta was blamed for presenting false accusations of intended rape against her by Crispus, her stepson. Constantine then had his son murdered as a result. When the plot was revealed Constantine avenged Crispus's innocence by having her boiled to death.
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