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LOT 3082
Diva Matidia AR Denarius. Died AD 119.
Rome mint; struck under Hadrian AD 119-120. Consecration issue. DIVA AVGVSTA MATIDIA, draped bust to right, wearing hair coiled and piled on top of head above triple stephane / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing to left on scepter, with wings displayed. RIC II.3 2462; RSC 6. Near Extremely Fine. Old cabinet tone with traces of blue and gold iridescence around the devices.(3.55gr, 19mm, 7h).
Provenance
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005;
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015, lot 1079;
Ex Chaponnière & Firmenich SA, Auction 15, 21 May 2022, lot 48 (dealer's ticket included).
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LOT 3082
Diva Matidia AR Denarius.
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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