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A
UREUS OF
T
RAJAN
Enlargement
1996
Trajan. Gold Aureus (7.05 g), AD 98-117
. Rome, ca. AD 108-110. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate, draped and cuirassed
bust of Trajan right.
Reverse:
COS V S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, emperor standing right, raising arm in salute and holding reversed spear. RIC
136; Woytek 294f; Calicó 1007a.
Choice Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $7,000 - 8,000
1997
Trajan, AD 98-117. Silver Cistophoric Tetradrachm
(9.98g)
. Uncertain mint in Asia Minor, AD 98. Laureate head
right of Trajan.
Reverse:
Cult statues of Augustus standing fac-
ing, holding spear and Roma, crowning emperor with wreath
and holding cornucopiae; within distyle temple. RIC -; BMC -;
RSC -. Unrecorded in the primary refernces. Cleaned.
About
Very Fine
.
Although the combination of obverse legend with this reverse
type is unrecorded in the primary literature, there have been a
few examples of the type on the market over the past decade.
Estimated Value ................................................... $250 - 300
Enlargement
1998 Trajan. Silver Denarius (3.32 g), AD 98-117
. Rome, ca. AD 107. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate bust of Trajan
right, slight drapery on far shoulder.
Reverse:
S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Aequitas standing facing, head left, holding scales and cornucopiae. RIC
169; Woytek 222b; BMC 167; RSC 462. High relief portrait. Lustrous.
Mint State
.
Estimated Value .......................................................................................................................................................................... $700 - 800