Sabina; AE As; Pietas with children
Description:
Sabina (Augusta 128 - 136 AD). AE As, Rome mint ca. 134-136 AD. SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P; diademed and draped bust right / PIETAS AVG; Pietas standing facing, head right, between two children; SC.
Diameter:
AE26 mm
Weight:
11,28 g
Grade:
aVF/aVF
Attribution:
RIC II 1040 (Hadrian ); Cohen 53
Commentary:
scarcer issue; brown patina, some roughness
History:
Sabina was the first really publicly present woman of the empire and we have nearly two dozens of her statues, busts or reliefs.
Article Number:
002-01-02-44147