Gorny & Mosch
Auction 244 6 March 2017
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Trajan, 98 - 117 n. Chr. Denar (3,55g). 112 - 113 n. Chr. Mzst. Rom. Vs.: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, Büste mit Lorbeerkranz u. Gewand auf l. Schulter n. r. Rs.: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI / VIA TRAIANA, Via Traiana als weibliche Personifikation n. l. gelagert, im Arm Zweig, auf den Knien Rad haltend. RIC 266; C. 648; Strack 179; BMC 487; MIR 398b.
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Ex Coin Galleries, Mail Bid Sale 8, August 2009, Nr. 4312.
At 205 miles long the Via Traiana was the most quick and safe way that connected Rome with Brundisium on the coast. The famous arch at Beneventum, which is still in situ, commemorates as well as the coinage that it had been build up by the emperor's own expense.