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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. Fine.Electronic Auction 567 Roman Imperial, Bronze Estimate: $ 200 |
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. |