329, Lot: 528. Estimate $200. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Diva Mariniana. Died before AD 253. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 22.35 g, 8h). Rome mint. 2nd-3rd emission of Valerian I, AD 254-256. Veiled and draped bust right, wearing stephane / Peacock standing facing, head left, in full display. RIC V 9 corr./var. (bust not set on crescent/peacock’s head right); MIR 36, 212d; Banti 3. VF, earthen green-brown patina.
From the Fairfield Collection.