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Rare Trajanus Sestertius

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Object number
AR2892
Emperor      Trajan
(Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus Augustus)

Value: Sestertius

Material: Orichalcum with nice patina

Details: Diameter: 34 mm, weight: 27.57 g.
Rome mint, 115 A.D.

Obverse: Laureate bust of Trajan to right, with slight drapery on left shoulder.
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P

Reverse: Trajan, in military dress, seated right on high platform on left, raising his right hand haranguing soldiers; by him stand two officers, in front of him on the ground stand an officer right, and four soldiers left; the two front soldiers raise their right hands, the third holds two spears, the fourth holds a horse by the bridle; standards in background.
IMPERATOR VIIII
S C The reverse of this coin depicts Trajan's acclamation by the troops as imperator for the ninth time, which occurred during the campaigns on the eastern frontier.

Condition Very fine, attractive piece with nice patina.

References: RIC II 658; BMCRE 1018; Woytek 549b; Cohen 178;
Rare

Provenance: Acquired 2019 from Fritz Rudolf Kuenker.

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