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Trajan (AD 98-117). AR denarius. NGC Choice VF, scratches. Rome, AD 114-117. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GERM DAC, laureate and draped bust of Trajan right / P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R, Trajan's column, showing spiral relief, surmounted with statue; at base, two eagles. RIC 356. RSC 284. Scarce! Scratches in obverse and reverse fields.
The reverse depicts one of Rome's most iconic monuments, Trajan's Column, erected circa AD 113 in commemoration of that emperor's campaign of conquest against Dacia. The columns spiral band of bas reliefs carries the most detailed extant visual record of the Roman legions on campaign.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 150-200 USD
Trajan (AD 98-117). AR denarius. NGC Choice VF, scratches. Rome, AD 114-117. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GERM DAC, laureate and draped bust of Trajan right / P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R, Trajan's column, showing spiral relief, surmounted with statue; at base, two eagles. RIC 356. RSC 284. Scarce! Scratches in obverse and reverse fields.
The reverse depicts one of Rome's most iconic monuments, Trajan's Column, erected circa AD 113 in commemoration of that emperor's campaign of conquest against Dacia. The columns spiral band of bas reliefs carries the most detailed extant visual record of the Roman legions on campaign.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 150-200 USD