Trajanus- denarius shield supported by kneeling Dacian, VERY RARE! (AU21109)
Constantius II - SPES scarcer reverse (AU21112)
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Empress Marciana, sister of Trajan, grandmother of Sabina, very rare (AU21110)
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- Model: Pelops galloping Sardis
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LYDIA. Sardis. Marciana, Augusta, circa 105-112/4. Assarion (Orichalcum, 20 mm, 4.26 g, 6 h). ΜΑΡΚΙΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ Diademed and draped bust of Marciana to right. Rev. ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ ΠΕΛΟΨ Pelops galloping right, brandishing whip in his raised right hand. GRPC Lydia 418. RPC III 2398. SNG von Aulock 3150-1. Some areas of weakness, otherwise, nearly very fine
Marciana was Trajan's elder sister, and from all accounts they were very close. After her husband died in AD 78, she and her daughter, Matidia, lived with Trajan and his wife, Plotina. She never remarried and continued to live with Trajan and Plotina until she died, probably in AD 112 or 114
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