Trajan augustus, 98 – 117 Aureus 114-115, AV 7.16 g. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R Jupiter standing l., holding a long sceptre in l. hand and a thunderbolt in r. over a smaller figure of Trajan, togate, standing l. holding a branch in r. hand and a small sceptre in l. C 268 var. (not cuirassed). BMC 533. RIC 336 var. (not cuirassed). CBN 814. Woytek 512f. Calicó 1065.
A lovely portrait of fine style. Several marks in field and on edge, possible
traces of mounting, otherwise extremely fine / good extremely fine
Ex Helbing 20 June 1929, 3783 and Lanz 161, 2015, 288 sales.
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