Galerius Antoninus
Son of Antoninus Pius
Marcus Galerius Aurelius Antoninus was the second son of Antoninus Pius and Faustina Senior, who died while still very young. He was remembered with a sepulchral inscription in Hadrian’s Mausoleum and by the coinage of a single bronze issue of an unknown Greek city illustrated here.
Antoninus Pius’ Children
Marcus Aurelius Fulvus Antoninus (died before 138); his sepulchral inscription is in Hadrian’s Mausoleum.
Marcus Galerius Aurelius Antoninus (died before 138); his sepulchral inscription is in Hadrian’s Mausoleum but is also remembered in the coinage.
Aurelia Fadilla (died in 135) married Lucius Plautius Lamia Silvanus, consul 145, but had no children.
Annia Galeria Faustina Minor or Faustina the Younger (between 125 and 130–175) married her maternal cousin Marcus Aurelius in 146.
Monetary System
Mints: Unknown
Obverse Legends:
Greek legend: Μ ΓΑΛЄΡΙΟC ΑΝΤwΝΙΝΟC ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΟC ΑΝΤwΝΙΝΟΥ ΥΙΟC.
DENOMINATIONS
Æ33 Sestertius (with his mother)
Æ Dupondius (with his mother) (12.76 grams)
