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Triton XXIV

Lot nuber 1084

Diva Marciana. Died AD 112/4. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.34 g, 6h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Trajan, AD 114.


Triton XXIV
Lot: 1084.
 Estimated: $ 3 000

Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 7 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Diva Marciana. Died AD 112/4. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.34 g, 6h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Trajan, AD 114. DIVA AVGVSTA MARCIANA, draped bust right, hair coiled in back and piled up behind stephane / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing facing, head right, on bar (or scepter), with wings displayed. RIC II 743 (Trajan); Woytek 719; Strack 198; RSC 4; BMCRE 651 (Trajan); BN 757-8 (Trajan). Lustrous surfaces, with a few minor areas of light porosity. EF. Portrait of wonderful style.

Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 100 (29 May 2017), lot 476.

Trajan's sister Marciana and her daughter Matidia moved into the Imperial palace upon his ascension and formed part of a distaff cabal of women relations, led by his wife Plotina, who are widely thought to have influenced the domestic policies of his government. Upon her death on 29 August AD 112, Marciana was formally deified and honored with this attractive denarius issue, depicting an eagle bearing a scepter to the heavens.

The final winners of all Triton XXIV lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 January 2021. This lot is in Session Three, which begins 20 January 2021 at 9 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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