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Bronze As - Æ 26-27 mm - 10 grams - Die axis 12:00 - Struck AD 104-107. |
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[IMP CAE]S NERVAE TRAIANO [AVG GERM PM TRP COS V PP] (Imperator Caesar Nerva Trajanus Augustus Germanicus Pontifex Maximus Tribunicia Potestas Consulares V Pater Patriae - Imperator Caesar N.T. Augustus, conqueror of the Germans, Highest Priest, Holder of the Tribunician Power, Consul for the Vth Time, Father of the Country). Bust of laureate older emperor facing right, possibly toga’d and cuirassed. |
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– Legend Indiscernble -
Probably : SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI. (Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi - the Senate and the People of Rome to the Highest Prince). Pax, in Stola, standing, holding olive branch in right arm and cornucopia in left. Standing on a Dacian captive. On a clear day you can vaguely see the C (of SC) at the right side of her feet.
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This coin was bought at a general collectors fair and looked better then. It was sold to me as a Trajanus with Pax on reverse. In all reality this coin is totally worn with a hole in the middle. The face is still well recognizable and could also be a Domitianus (I thought then). Clearly an older man with a very expressive face. Stephen Minnoch confirmed it to be a Trajanus. Pax on reverse supported by the fact she holds a branch and a cornucopia, the scribbling at her foot probably the remains of a Dacian Captive. Minted in Rome.
Obv. : Worn, LP - Rev. : Very worn, LP.
Must have been a top coin when freshly minted ! In all reality by now this coin is totally worn with a hole in the middle.
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