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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Late Empire| > |Marcian| > SH28069
Marcian, 24 August 450 - 31 January 457 A.D.
|Marcian|, |Marcian,| |24| |August| |450| |-| |31| |January| |457| |A.D.|,
The Column of Marcian was dedicated to Marcian, built by the praefectus urbi Tatianus, sometime between 450 and 452. It still stands in modern Istanbul, though the statue of Marcian which originally topped it has been lost. Marcian also had a statue in the Forum of Arcadius, which contained the statues of several of Arcadius' successors.Column of Marcian
SH28069. Gold solidus, RIC X Marcian 509, RIC X Marcian 509, DOCLR 476, SRCV V 21379, Tolstoi -, Ratto -, Choice aEF, attractive centering, scratch in obverse right field, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 4.482g, maximum diameter 21.4mm, die axis 180o, 25 Aug - Dec 450 A.D.; obverse D N MARCIA-NVS P F AVG, diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman spearing a fallen enemy; reverse VICTORI-A AVGGG (victory of the three emperors, no officina number), Victory standing left holding a long jeweled cross, star in right field, CONOB in exergue; scarce; SOLD










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