ANCIENT COINS.ROMAN COINS. Mint of Rome unless otherwise stated. Diva Marciana (sister of Trajan), Silver Denarius, 3.36g, 7h.Struck A.D. 112.DIVA AVGVSTA MARCIANA, bust of Marciana facing right, draped, and wearing a crescent-shaped diadem. Rev. EX SENATVS CONSVLTO, Marciana, veiled, holding a patera and sceptre, seated on a car drawn by two elephants, surmounted by mahouts, to left (RIC 747 (reverse mis-described); BMC 655; C 12).Broad flan, lightly toned, very fine and seldom available.An excellent example of this very rare issue.
Estimate: US$ 6,000