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 Dacian Types

  10. Trajan standing/Dacian


This reverse depicts Trajan in military dress holding spear with right foot on the head of a Dacian


From the Dr. Jones Collection

obv : IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V PP

rev: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC

Head right

103-111ad

Banti 219, RIC 547, BMC 822-3

 Very Rare

A variety with draped left shoulder exists as well--Banti 220, BMC 824.


Cohen (512)mentions a draped and cuirassed type as well but Banti was unable to locate an example to record.

 

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From the Matthew Sersch Collection

obv : IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V PP

rev: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC

103-111AD

34mm

24.8g

Bust Right ,draped and cuirassed

Cohen 512

Extremely Rare



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