Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 3617 Session 12 (11.30am Friday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $200
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SOLD $220
TRAJAN, (A.D. 98-117), silver denarius, issued 107, Rome mint, (3.432 grams), obv. laureate head to right of Trajan, around IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, rev. Trajan in triumphal quadriga to right, holding two branches, around COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, (cf.S.3131, RIC 141, RSC 95a, BMC p.78 note). Toned, very fine and very scarce.
Ex Antiquarius, New Zealand, July 15, 1990. The Reka-Devnia hoard contained no examples of this type although it contained 5217 coins of Hadrian.
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Estimate $200
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