Ancient Rome (Imperial): silver denarius of Trajan (98-117 AD), struck ca. 103-111 AD
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Ancient Rome (Imperial): silver denarius of Trajan (98-117 AD), struck ca. 103-111 AD
Obverse- IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate head right, draped far shoulder.
Reverse- COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Victory standing left, naked to hips, holding wreath & palm.
RIC 128, RSC 74, 19 mm, 3.3 g. NGC Fine (Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5). Ex- Mathew Baca ("bronzemat"), through a swap on Collectors Universe, 11/15/2011.
The Roman Empire reached its high water mark and greatest geographical extent during the reign of Trajan*, who was the second of the "Five Good Emperors". I liked the Trajan denarius I had in my old collection* a bit more, but there is really nothing wrong with this moderately toned piece. (Except perhaps that Trajan appears to be wearing a Hitler mustache in this particular rendition. Haha.) I got it along with a Hadrian denarius I really liked. Mat is of course an excellent person to trade with, and I've benefited from his advice a time or two. When I am shopping for a particular coin, I'll often solicit his opinion on two or three contenders and more often than not I end up buying the one he favors most.
NGC cert verification page
As of the last edit, this coin was part of my "Eclectic Box of 20" collection.
Obverse- IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate head right, draped far shoulder.
Reverse- COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Victory standing left, naked to hips, holding wreath & palm.
RIC 128, RSC 74, 19 mm, 3.3 g. NGC Fine (Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5). Ex- Mathew Baca ("bronzemat"), through a swap on Collectors Universe, 11/15/2011.
The Roman Empire reached its high water mark and greatest geographical extent during the reign of Trajan*, who was the second of the "Five Good Emperors". I liked the Trajan denarius I had in my old collection* a bit more, but there is really nothing wrong with this moderately toned piece. (Except perhaps that Trajan appears to be wearing a Hitler mustache in this particular rendition. Haha.) I got it along with a Hadrian denarius I really liked. Mat is of course an excellent person to trade with, and I've benefited from his advice a time or two. When I am shopping for a particular coin, I'll often solicit his opinion on two or three contenders and more often than not I end up buying the one he favors most.
NGC cert verification page
As of the last edit, this coin was part of my "Eclectic Box of 20" collection.
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