COINS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE.
MATIDIA, daughter of Marciana, died AD 119. Aureus struck by Trajan, about 116-117. AV 7.06 g. MATIDIA AVG DIVAE MARCIANAE Draped and diademed bust r. Rev. PIEATS AVGVST Matidia, wearing long dress, standing facing, head turned l., putting her lowered hands on the head of two small figures at side (Sabina and Matidia minor). BN IV,
110, 10; C. 9; Calico 237, 1157; RIC II.3, 301, 759.
Very rare. Good very fine
Provenance:
W. Niggeler, Baden collection
"Alexander the Great" collection
Auction Bank Leu & Co. AG, Zurich - Münzen und Medaillen AG, Basel / Slg. W. Niggeler part III, 2 November 1967, 1238
Auction Adolf Hess AG, Luzern - Bank Leu AG, Zürich 45 (Lucerne 1970) , 515
Auctions F.R. Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück 326 (2019), 1396 and 376 (2022), 4981
Auction Oslo Myntgalleri, Oslo 25 (2021), 1215.