8019
Auction #36
Lot Number: 64004
Estimate: $150.00
Final Sale Price: $110.00
Denomination: Antoninianus
Grade: VF
Reference: RIC V pt. 1, 6; Hunter 1; RSC 16

Diva Mariniana, wife of Valerian I. 253-260 AD. AR Antoninianus (3.04 gm). DIVAE
  MARINIANAE, veiled and draped bust right, resting on a crescent / CONSECRATIO,
  peacock flying right, carrying Mariniana who is veiled and raising right hand and
  holding sceptre. RIC V pt. 1, 6; Hunter 1; RSC 16. VF. Estimate $150.

 Mariniana was the wife of Valerian and mother of Gallienus. The absence of the title
  Augusta would suggest that she died before the their accessions.

Online auction 36 closed August 27, 2001.

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