Very rare Marciana denarius, slight silvering.
Roman Imperial
Marciana (98-114, sister of Traian), Denarius suberatus after 114
Obverse: diademed and draped bust of Marciana to right
DIVA AVGVSTA MARCIANA
Reverse: eagle, with spread wings and head turned to right, walking to left on scepter
CONSECRATIO
Weight 2.79 g
Marciana, sister of the emperor Trajan, and mother of Matidia, an accomplished woman. She lost her husband previous to the accession of her brother to the empire, and lived as a widow with the Emperor 's wife, Plotina, to whom she was united by the tenderest and most uninterrupted friendship. She died about AD 114 and received the honours of Consecretation.
