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TRAJAN SESTERTII |
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Historical Policies, Acts and Events 2. Annexation of Arabia. In 106ad, the Nabatean kingdom submitted by diplomatic means and was added to the Roman empire.
This reverse depicts Arabia standing holding a branch and bundle of sticks, at her side a camel..
(EX) Matthew Sersch collection
obv : IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V PP rev: ARAB ADQVIS SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC 31mm 21.1g Bust right 103-111ad Banti 23 This type also appears with bust right draped left shoulder(RIC466, Banti 24)
Other Legend combinations in 103-111ad period: obv : IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V PP rev: ARAB ADQ SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC RIC465 Bust right /aegis This type also appears with bust right draped left shoulder (Banti21)
from the Matthew Sersch collection obv : IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V DES VI rev: ARAB ADQVIS SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC 32mm 24.9g Bust right, draped left shoulder 111ad Banti 26, RIC-unlisted, BMCRE footnote p203 RIC states there are no known bronze examples with this legend. Banti has 1 example known and pictured. The reverse die is a match for this coin. BMCRE also cites the Banti example. Extremely rare! Only 2 other reverse types are known with this obverse legend, ALIM ITAL with 2 known, and AQUA TRAIANA, 1 known.
Legend combinations of the 112-114ad period
from the Matthew Sersch collection obv : IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS VI PP rev: ARAB ADQ SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC 31mm 24.5g Bust right , draped left shoulder 112-114ad RIC610, Banti21 This type also appears with bust right(Banti20) , draped, and with aegis(Banti22)
From the Dr. Jones collection obv : IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS VI PP rev: ARAB ADQVIS SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC Bust right , draped left shoulder(Banti27) other variety: bust right (RIC614), All Varieties are considered Scarce.
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