Naville Numismatics Ltd.
Auction 59 26 Jul 2020
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Trajan, 98-117 Aureus circa 112-113, AV 20mm., 7.06g. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. Confronted busts of Nerva on l., laureate with drapery on l. shoulder and Trajan Pater on r., bareheaded and draped. C 1. RIC 726. Calicó 1138a.
Very rare, Very Fine.
Ex NAC sale 78, 2014, 2208.
Marcus Ulpius Traianus, the first senatorial member of the Ulpii, came to prominence under Nero, at which time he served with distinction commanding the 10th Legion during the Jewish War. For his successes in the East and as gratuity for having allowed Titus the honour of capturing Joppa after he had brought it to its final resistance, Vespasian awarded him the consulship in 70. Trajan Pater subsequently served as governor of Syria where he earned the ornamenta triumphalia for his successful defence of Rome's borders against Parthia, and he ended public life as proconsul of all Asia, a supreme honour bestowed upon him in 79. The final crown to his glory was accorded posthumously, for he was deified in about 115. This tribute is only recorded by this coinage. On the reverse of this aureus Trajan Pater's portrait is bare-headed, for he was never emperor, whereas the portrait of the former emperor Nerva is laureate.
Very rare, Very Fine.
Ex NAC sale 78, 2014, 2208.
Marcus Ulpius Traianus, the first senatorial member of the Ulpii, came to prominence under Nero, at which time he served with distinction commanding the 10th Legion during the Jewish War. For his successes in the East and as gratuity for having allowed Titus the honour of capturing Joppa after he had brought it to its final resistance, Vespasian awarded him the consulship in 70. Trajan Pater subsequently served as governor of Syria where he earned the ornamenta triumphalia for his successful defence of Rome's borders against Parthia, and he ended public life as proconsul of all Asia, a supreme honour bestowed upon him in 79. The final crown to his glory was accorded posthumously, for he was deified in about 115. This tribute is only recorded by this coinage. On the reverse of this aureus Trajan Pater's portrait is bare-headed, for he was never emperor, whereas the portrait of the former emperor Nerva is laureate.