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Dacian Types   5. Pax seated/Dacian This reverse depicts Pax seated holding olive branch over head of Dacian kneeling in supplication. (EX) Matthew Sersch collection   obv : IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V PP rev: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC Head right 103-111ad RIC 510*,513 *A note that RIC and Cohen are in error in describing Pax with branch and sceptre. When Banti rechecked no specimens were found to have sceptre.   from the Matthew Sersch collection 34mm 27.2g obv : IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V PP rev: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC Bust right, aegis 103-111ad  Banti 147 from the Dr. Jones Collection bust right draped left shoulder(Banti 145)   from the Matthew Sersch collection obv : IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V PP rev: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC 35mm 27.1g Bust right, draped and cuirassed 103-111ad  Banti 148--rare bust type bust left aegis ( Banti,149) RARE BMCRE mentions the Museo Nazionale, Rome, has a bust left, aegis speciman where Pax is holding a winged caduceus not a branch. Only the second known speciman of this type is illustrated below: (EX) Matthew Sersch collection   obv : IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V PP rev: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC 34mm 25.02g Bust left, aegis 103-111ad ref: BMCRE note 804. extremely rare RIC 499 mentions a bust right (aegis) type with the same reverse but calls her Felicitas due to the caduceus--it is most likely Pax. More difficult to find than Pax standing but most varieties still common.   Free counters provided by Honesty Communications.