Description: Marcian (450 - 457 AD). AE4 Antioch mint or Vandals pseudoimperial. D N MARCIANVS P F AVG; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / Cross within wreath; ANT... in ex.

Diameter: AE10 mm

Weight: 0,73 g

Grade: F/F

Attribution: RIC X 566

Commentary: very rare; grey patina with some breaks, heavy deposits

History: Marcian repealed the Constantinian marriage law which in an attempt to preserve the purity of the senatorial class forbade the marriages of senatorial class memebers with slaves, freedwomen, actresses, or women of no social status .

Article Number: 063-05-06-45597