Matidia. Augusta, AD 112-119. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.13 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Trajan, September AD 112-117. VF.

CNG Feature Auction 129
Lot: 521.
Closing Date: May 14 2025 11:00 ET

Roman Imperial, Silver

Estimate: $ 750

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Matidia. Augusta, AD 112-119. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.13 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Trajan, September AD 112-117. Draped bust right, wearing double stephane / Matidia (as Pietas) standing left, placing hands on heads of two children, Sabina and Matidia, who stand on either side, raising hands to her. RIC II 759 (Trajan); Woytek 729-1; RSC 10. Toned, minor scratches and hairlines. VF.

Ex Pegasi Auctions XXX (21 May 2014), lot 486.

Matidia, daughter of Marciana and niece of Trajan, proved to be the lynchpin that held together the imperial succession for the next three generations. Matidia was married three times in succession to important Roman Senators, all of whom predeceased her. Vibia Sabina, her daughter by her first husband, was married to the future emperor Hadrian. By her third husband, she bore Rupilia Faustina, who went on to become mother to Faustina the Elder, future wife of Antoninus Pius; she was also the grandmother of Marcus Aurelius and also his wife Faustina the Younger, and thus great-grandmother (on both sides) to Commodus. Matidia died in AD 119; her son-in-law Hadrian delivered the funeral oration and arranged for her deification.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 129 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 13-14 May 2025. This lot is in Session Two, which will begin 13 May at 2 PM ET.

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