Aureus Issued for Marciana, Sister of Trajan
Aureus Issued for Marciana, Sister of Trajan
- Description:
- Obverse: Bust of Marciana. Reverse: Eagle with Spread Wings
- Medium:
- Gold
- Dimensions:
- Diam. 2 cm
- Context:
- Minted in Rome
- Date:
- 112–14 CE
- Inventory Number:
- BNC IV, Trajan 754
- Lender:
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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The obverse legend, in Latin, reads:
DIVA AVGVSTA MARCIANA
Translation: The deified Augusta Marciana
The reverse legend, in Latin, reads:
CONSECRATIO
Translation: The deification.
This coin type, an aureus, was issued by the Roman emperor Trajan in memory of his sister Ulpia Marciana. It is cataloged in Online Coins of the Roman Empire as RIC II Trajan 743 (aureus).