Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.08 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa spring AD 113-summer 114. Good VF.

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Lot: 895. Estimated: $ 200

Roman Imperial, Silver

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Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.08 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa spring AD 113-summer 114. Laureate and draped bust right / Trajan's Column: column surmounted by statue of Trajan standing left, holding patera and scepter, and set on podium decorated with two eagles. RIC II 292; Woytek 425v; RSC 558. Iridescent toning about the peripheries. Good VF. Well centered reverse on a broad flan.

From the Libertas Collection, purchased 4 March 1987.

Trajan's Column was the crowning glory of the Forum Traiani, built with the spoils of the Dacian Wars. Covered by a continuous frieze of the war's events, the column was capped with a gilded heroic statue of the emperor, while an inscription on the base recounted the feat of engineering in the forum's construction. After Trajan's death, the column became the repository of his ashes.

Closing Date and Time: 4 October 2023 at 14:58:00 ET.

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