Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 693 Numistats ref: 673182
Trajan
Authority
Aureus
Denomination
-
Year
RIC ric.2.tr.367
RIC 367
References
Roman Imperial
Category
Trajan. AD 98-117. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 20 February-circa autumn AD 116. IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GER DAC PARTHICO •, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / REGNA • AD SIGNATA, Trajan, bareheaded and in military dress, seated left on sella castrensis set on platform on right, holding out right hand; officers standing to left and right, the one on left holding spear; below, on the ground to left stand three kings, facing Trajan, the foremost holding out his right hand to receive a diadem. RIC II 367; Woytek 564f; Strack 250β; Calicó 1079; BMCRE 614-5; BN 862; Hunter 197; Adda –; Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. Attractive reddish tone, some faint hairlines, flan flaw on reverse, areas of filing and scrapes on edge. VF. Die engraver’s circle still bold on obverse. Rare. Missing from most major private collections.
From the Ramrodivs Collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk inventory cc77900; Archer M. Huntington Collection, HSA 1001.1.22269 (Numismatica Ars Classica 67, 17 October 2012), lot 313.
This attractive reverse composition shows Trajan assigning the kingdoms of Armenia, Parthia, and Mesopotamia to rulers in concert with his invasion in the East. Military gains were briefly made by Rome under Trajan, but most did not last. Description
From the Ramrodivs Collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk inventory cc77900; Archer M. Huntington Collection, HSA 1001.1.22269 (Numismatica Ars Classica 67, 17 October 2012), lot 313.
This attractive reverse composition shows Trajan assigning the kingdoms of Armenia, Parthia, and Mesopotamia to rulers in concert with his invasion in the East. Military gains were briefly made by Rome under Trajan, but most did not last. Description
VF
Grade
2301 EUR
Starting
3835 EUR
Estimate
EUR
Realized
Roman Imperial. Trajan. Aureus RIC ric.2.tr.367 RIC 367
Trajan
Authority
Aureus
Denomination
-
Mint
-
Year
RIC ric.2.tr.367
RIC 367
References
IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GER DAC PARTHICO
Obverse Legend
REGNA ADSIGNATA
Reverse Legend
Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Obverse Type
Trajan seated left on low platform, right with two attendants; three kings standing right before
Reverse Type
Sold (70%)
Unsold (30%)
