Aureus - Ulpia Marciana and Salonia Matidia CAES AVG GERMA DAC COS VI P P MATIDIA AVG

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year98-117
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
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Reference(s) RIC II#742 (aureus), OCRE#ric.2.tr.742_aureus
Obverse descriptionBust of Marciana, draped, right; hair coiled on top of head behind cresent-shaped diadem.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringMARCIANA AVG SOROR IMP TRAIANI
(Translation: Marciana Augusta, Soror Imperatoris Traiani. [Ulpia] Marciana, the venerable sister of the supreme commander (Imperator) Trajan.)
Reverse descriptionMatidia seated left between two children, holding patera.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCAES AVG GERMA DAC COS VI P P MATIDIA AVG
(Translation: Caesar Augustus Germanicus Dacicus, Consul Sextum, Pater Patriae. Matidia Augusta. Caesar, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, consul for the sixth time, father of the nation. [Salonia] Matidia, the venerable.)
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MintageND (98-117)  - -
Catalog ID8923731370
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