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Aureus - Matidia CONSECRATIO
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 119 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC II.3#2457, OCRE#ric.2_3(2).hdn.2457 |
| Obverse description | Draped bust of Diva Matidia facing right, the effigy distinguished by an elaborate coiffure with hair braided and piled high, crowned with a double stephane and diadem. The portrait reflects the refined Trajanic-Hadrianic court style, with finely rendered drapery at the shoulder. The encircling legend identifies the subject as the deified Augusta Matidia. |
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| Reverse description | A consecratio eagle stands in right profile upon a horizontally placed sceptre, its head turned back to the left in a commanding pose, wings raised and spread in a heraldic display. The bird's plumage is rendered with crisp, detailed engraving, and its talons firmly grip the sceptre shaft. The reverse type alludes to the apotheosis of Diva Matidia, the eagle serving as the divine vehicle conveying her soul to the heavens. The legend CONSECRATIO arcs around the field in large, well-spaced Latin capitals. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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