TRAJAN SESTERTII
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Architectural types
9. Trajan's Port
Trajan expanded the harbour at Ostia to include a hexagonal port surrounded by warehouses.
This reverse depicts a hexagonal port surrounded by warehouses,3 ships are moored in the basin..
from the Matthew Sersch collection
obv : IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS VI PP
rev: PORTVM TRAIANI SC
33mm
23.7g
Bust right, aegis
112-114ad
Banti 84, RIC 631(aegis)
from the Matthew Sersch collection
obv : IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS VI PP
rev: PORTVM TRAIANI SC
33mm
26.7g
Bust right, draped
112-114ad
Banti 84A, RIC632
another example below
from the Dr. Jones collection
bust draped (RIC632), Banti 84A
Other Legend combinations used:
103-111ad
obv : IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V PP
rev: PORTVM TRAIANI SC
This type also appears with :
bust right(Banti 82)
bust right draped left shoulder(RIC471)
bust draped(Banti 83, BMC 770A)
All Varieties are considered extremely rare.
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