In April or May 145, Faustina and Marcus Aurelius were married, as had been planned since 138.
Since Aurelius was, by adoption, Antoninus Pius' son, under Roman law he was marrying his sister; Antoninus would have had to formally release one or the other from his paternal authority (his patria potestas) for the ceremony to take place.
Little is specifically known of the ceremony, but it is said to have been "noteworthy".
Coins were issued with the heads of the couple, and Antoninus, as Pontifex Maximus, would have officiated.
Marcus makes no apparent reference to the marriage in his surviving letters, and only sparing references to Faustina.
Faustina was given the title of Augusta on 1 December 147 after the birth of her first child, Domitia Faustina.
In April or May 145, Faustina and Marcus Aurelius were married, as had been planned since 138. Since Aurelius was, by adoption, Antoninus Pius' son, under Roman law he was marrying his sister; Antoninus would have had to formally release one or the other from his paternal authority (his patria potestas) for the ceremony to take place. Little is specifically known of the ceremony, but it is said to have been "noteworthy". Coins were issued with the heads of the couple, and Antoninus, as Pontifex Maximus, would have officiated. Marcus makes no apparent reference to the marriage in his surviving letters, and only sparing references to Faustina. Faustina was given the title of Augusta on 1 December 147 after the birth of her first child, Domitia Faustina.
Faustina the Younger