CNG 105, Lot: 873. Estimate $1500. Sold for $2000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Matidia. Augusta, AD 112-119. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.11 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Trajan, AD 112-117. Draped bust right, wearing stephane / PIETAS AVGVST, Pietas standing facing, placing her hands behind the heads of two children, Sabina and Matidia, who stand on either side, raising a hand to her. RIC II 759 (Trajan) var. (Pietas standing facing, head left); Woytek 729 Bildvariante 2 (this coin cited); Strack 53; RSC 10 var. (same). VF, toned, light scratches and marks beneath toning. Very rare variant, Woytek lists only three specimens, including this coin.

Ex Ernst Ploil Collection (Part I, Numismatica Ars Classica 87, 8 October 2015), lot 234; UBS 78 (9 September 2008), lot 1623.