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Trajan AR Denarius AD 98-117.
Rome mint; struck circa AD 112-114. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate and draped bust to right / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Trajan's Column surmounted with statue of the Emperor; at base, two eagles. RIC II 292; BMCRE 454; Woytek 425v; RSC 558. 3.39gr, 20mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
PROVENANCE:
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
FOOTNOTES:
The reverse type depicts Trajan's Column, one of the most visible and iconic monuments of ancient Rome that survives today. Built to commemorate the Dacian campaign, and using the spoils of war, it was completed in AD 113 and featured on the coinage of that year and the next.
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