DIVAE MARINIANAE / CONSECRATIO Veiled, diademed bust right / Peacock standing facing Sestertius, Rome 253/54 26 mm, 15,57 gr, 12 h RIC 9 corr, C 7
Not FDC, but RR I think Mariniana´s features look much prettier here than on most of her Antoniniani...
WOW, that is a Peacock of a coin! You are right, Mariniana's features are great on your AE. My AR has a little more generous nose... RI Marianiana AR Ant 253-254 CE Crescent - On Peacock flying 21.2mm 3.1g RIC VII 6 Rome
Quite a good portrait style and a nice peacock to go with it I've had a sestertius of her's for a long time but parted with it as I got a nice antoninianus : choosing has been a torture Diva Mariniana, Antoninianus Viminacum mint, AD 253-254 DIVAE MARINIANAE, veiled, diademed and draped bust right, above a crescent CONSECRATIO, peacock walking right, its tail in splendor 4.0 gr Ref : Cohen # 11, RCV # 10069, RIC # 6, Eauze Hoard #1429, 3 specimens Thanks to Curtisclay for additionnnal informations Diva Mariniana, Sestertius Rome mint, AD 253-254 DIVAE MARINIANAE, veiled and draped bust right CONSECRATIO, Peacok standing facing, head left, with tail in splendor, S-C in field 16.0 gr Ref : RCV # 10073 (misreading Hunter), Hunter # 8v, RIC # 9v, Cohen # 7v A rare variant with peacock turning head left Q
Lovely portrait on that Sestertius. Her Sestertii are typically crude and produced on oddly-shaped flans and don't often come up for sale at auction. I don't own one. I have these two Antoniniani of her: Rome mint, AD 253-257 3.04 gm; 23.5 mm Obv: DIVAE MARINIANAE, veiled and draped bust right on crescent. Rev: CONSECRATIO, peacock standing facing, head left, tail in splendor. Refs: RIC 3; Sear 10067; Cohen 3 Ex Harlan J. Berk Rome mint, AD 253-257 2.26 gm gm; 22.2 mm Obv: DIVAE MARINIANAE, veiled and draped bust right on crescent. Rev: CONSECRATIO, peacock flying right, bearing empress seated left, right hand raised, holding scepter in left. Refs: RIC 6; Sear 10070; Cohen 14; Hunter 1 Ex Frank Robinson
Wow, Julius-G => that is an outstanding OP-winner!! (congrats) Oh, and there are some additional amazing coins posted by the regular coin-crew!
Here's about the best I can do...empress, check...sestertius, check...peacock, check...Mariniana, nope. Faustina the Younger, Rome, AD 128-175 AE, 31mm, 23.72g; Rome mint Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA; draped bust right wearing circlet of pearls Rev: IVNONI REGINAE S-C; Juno, veiled, standing left, holding patera & scepter; peacock standing left at feet, head reverted
