Diva Marciana. Died AD 112/4. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 27.75 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Trajan, September AD 112-117. Fine.

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Lot: 576.
Closing Date: Jul 31 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 200

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Diva Marciana. Died AD 112/4. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 27.75 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Trajan, September AD 112-117. DIVA AVGVSTA MARCIANA, draped bust right, hair elaborately dressed over brow, above which is a stephane, braided and bound up at the back / EX SENATVS CONSVLTO, S C in exergue, Diva Marciana, holding grain ears in right hand, scepter in left, seated left on cart drawn by two elephants; each elephant has its own mahout. RIC II 750 (Trajan) var. (patera not grain ears); Woytek 725¹ (same dies); Banti 6. Rough green patina, cleaning scratches, areas of minor smoothing, some bare metal showing on the high points. Fine.

Ex Heritage 61160 (10 May 2020), lot 97292.


Closing Date and Time: 31 July 2024 at 13:11:40 ET.

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