Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XVIII 29 Sep 2019
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Trajan AR Denarius. Rome, AD 112-113. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate bust right, drapery on far shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Trajan on horseback left, holding spear. RIC 291; BMCRE 445; RSC 497a; Woytek 394b. 3.35g, 20mm, 8h.
Near Mint State; beautiful iridescent cabinet tone.
Ex Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH, Auction 103, 23 March 2017, lot 271.
Although several reverse variants show Trajan on horseback, those dating to his sixth consulship in AD 112 are likely to depict the equestrian statue of the Emperor that once stood in his forum in Rome, which was dedicated in this year. The monument itself was likely modelled on that of Domitian that stood in the Forum Romanum, and may well have influenced the design of the surviving statue of Marcus Aurelius that can be seen in the Capitoline Museums.
Near Mint State; beautiful iridescent cabinet tone.
Ex Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH, Auction 103, 23 March 2017, lot 271.
Although several reverse variants show Trajan on horseback, those dating to his sixth consulship in AD 112 are likely to depict the equestrian statue of the Emperor that once stood in his forum in Rome, which was dedicated in this year. The monument itself was likely modelled on that of Domitian that stood in the Forum Romanum, and may well have influenced the design of the surviving statue of Marcus Aurelius that can be seen in the Capitoline Museums.