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Trajan. AD 98-117. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.21 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 111. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, ALIM ITAL in exergue, emperor standing left, holding volumen in left hand, extending right hand to young boy and girl standing right. RIC II 93 corr. (bust type); Woytek 345f; Calicó 984; BMCRE 378; Biaggi 462. Choice EF, a few tiny marks. Well struck.
From the Continental Collection. Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 76 (22 April 1996), lot 430.
This type commemorates a welfare program instituted by Trajan to provide aid to Italy's orphaned and destitute children, specifically in the way of food goods and subsidized education.
From the Continental Collection. Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 76 (22 April 1996), lot 430.
This type commemorates a welfare program instituted by Trajan to provide aid to Italy's orphaned and destitute children, specifically in the way of food goods and subsidized education.