Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 193 | Silver, Lot 235
Orbiana AD 225. Rome
Denarius AR
21 mm, 2,78 g
SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane / CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia, draped, seated left, holding patera in right hand and double cornucopia in left.
Very Fine
RIC IV 319 (Alexander); BMCRE 287-9 (Alexander); RSC 1.
Orbiana, a Roman empress married to Emperor Severus Alexander from AD 225 to 227, faced a tumultuous fate. Born into a noble family, her father, Seius Sallustius, lacked political influence. Orbiana's marriage...