TRAJAN SESTERTII
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Gods, Goddesses, and Personifications
12. Salus
The Roman Goddess of health.
Salus is depicted seated feeding a snake coiled around an altar out of a patera.
from the Matthew Sersch collection
obv : IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V PP
rev: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC
33mm
27g
103-111ad
Bust right
Banti 189, BMC 806
varieties:
from the Dr. Jones Collection
Bust right, draped left shoulder ( RIC 515, Banti 190, BMC 807)
Bust right, 3/4 view aegis (Banti 191)
114-117ad
obv : IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO PM TRP COS VI PP
rev: SALVS AVG SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS SC
bust right draped (RIC 670, Banti 100)
Fairly common
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