TRAJAN SESTERTII
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1. Alimenta Italiae
This coin comemmorates a social program instituted by Nerva and expanded by Trajan. It was a program designed to provide for the welfare and education of poor Roman children.
This reverse depicts Abundantia standing , holding corn ears and a cornucopiae, with a child at her side
from the Matthew Sersch collection
obv : IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V PP
rev: ALIM ITAL SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC
33mm
27.7g
bust right, draped left shoulder
103-111 ad
ref: RIC 459, Banti 4, BMC 869
Additional Varieties of this type:
Bust right(Banti 3)
Bust right, 3/4 view (Banti 5)
111AD
obv : IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V DES VI
rev: ALIM ITAL SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC
Extremely rare legend variety, unlisted in RIC and Banti.
Strack 416 (Vatican Museum), BMCRE footnote p203
Other Legend combinations used with this type reverse:
(EX) Matthew Sersch collection
obv : IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS VI PP
rev: ALIM ITAL SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC
32mm
24.3g
bust right, draped ls
112-114 ad
ref: RIC 604, Banti 8
Additional Varieties of this type
Banti 7 Bust right
A rare heroic bust left sestertius, unlisted in RIC and Banti is in the Dr. Jones collection
A Rarer Alim Ital reverse exists as well. It depicts Trajan seated, holding sceptre, Italia holding child, with child at her side standing before.
from the Matthew Sersch collection
obv : IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V PP
rev: ALIM ITAL SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC
33mm
27.0g
bust right
103-111 ad
ref: RIC unlisted , Banti 11
Additional Variety of this type below:
from the Dr Jones collection
Bust right, draped left shoulder RIC 461, Banti12
Examples of this type reverse are quite rare.
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