Very fine Trajan sestertius with beautiful patina
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Object number
AR3070
| Coined by: |
Trajan (Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus) |
| Reign: |
98 - 117 A.D.
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| Value: |
Sestertius
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| Material: |
Brass (Orichalcum)
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| Details: |
Diameter: 31 mm, weight: 22.48 g. Rome mint, 112 - 113 A.D. |
| Obverse: |
IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS VI P P Laureate draped head to the right |
| Reverse: |
SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI S-C ARAB ADQ Arabia standing to the left, holding branch and sugar cane, camel at her feet. The legend ARAB(ia) ADQ(uista) underlines that Arabia was acquired by Rome. |
| Condition |
Very fine, attractive green patina.
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| References: |
RIC 610; BMC 979; Cohen 29;
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| Provenance: |
Acquired 2022 at Fritz Rudolf Künker. Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker auction 273, Osnabrück 2016, Nr. 716; Ex. Münzhandlung H. Löchte, Rheine (acquired there April 03, 2011).
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| Authenticity: |
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