Details
LOT 3109
Trajan AE Dupondius. AD 98-117.
Rome mint; struck AD 104-107. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, radiate bust to right, drapery on far shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Victory standing to right, fastening shield inscribed VIC DAC to palm; S C across fields. RIC II 531; Woytek 210b. Very Fine.(12.78gr, 26mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Ex Mayfair, London, UK, collection.
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