Matidia Augusta daughter of Marciana and niece of Trajan Rare AR Denarius Roman Empire 112-119 AD Silver Coin Pietas on Reverse Museum Reproduction CSRD0005

Matidia the daughter of Marciana and niece of Trajan; she was the mother of Sabina, who became the wife of Hadrian. She was declared Augusta along with Plotina, by a decree of the Senate about 113. Possessing all the virtues of her mother, she equally received with her the honors of the apotheosis, under the reign of Hadrian, some say of Antoninus Pius. The coins of Matidia, like those of Plotina and Marciana, are in each metal of the highest degree of rarity. On these she is styled MATIDIA AVG F – MATIDIA AVG DIVAE MARCIANAE Filia – also DIVA MATIDIA SOCRVS.

DESIGN:
Obverse side
Draped bust right, hair arranged in coils on crown of head, surmounted with crescent-shaped diadem
Legend:
MATIDIA AVG DIVAE MARCIANAE F

Reverse side
Matidia as Pietas standing facing, placing her hands on heads of Sabina and Matidia the younger
Legend:
PIETAS AVGVST

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