TRAJAN SESTERTII
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Dacian Types
1. ADVENTUS
Inscriptions of this type were used to comemmorate the emperors arrival back in Rome after a journey of some distance or his accession. Being struck with COSV would indicate this coin was struck for Trajan's return after the first or second Dacian campaign
This reverse depicts Trajan on horseback being led by Felicitas and followed by 3 soldiers.
obv : IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V PP
rev: ADVENTVS AVG SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI
Bust left, draped and cuirassed as seen from behind
103-111ad
not mentioned in RIC
illustrated in Banti,#1 and2.
Extremely rare.
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