Thrace, Bizya, Sabina
Description:
Thrace, Bizya, Sabina (128 - 137 AD). ΣΑΒΙΝΑ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ; draped bust right / ΒΙZΥΗΝΩΝ; Ares standing left, holding shield and spear.
Diameter:
AE25 mm
Weight:
9,94 g
Grade:
aVF/aVF
Attribution:
Jurukova, Bizye 10
Commentary:
rare; brown patina with orichalcum highlights, decent details
History:
For a long time Sabina was denied the official title of Augusta during her marriage and was also denied coinage and other commemorations that other emperors had bestowed upon their wives.
Article Number:
050-07-01-41652