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Trajan (98-117), Sestertius, Rome, c. 106-107; Æ (25,63 g; 34 mm; 7 h)
IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M [TR P COS V P P] Laureate bust right, wearing aegis; Rv. S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI Securitas seated left, holding sceptre pointed at globe. RIC II 518; BMCRE pg. 171 note; Cohen -; Banti, I Grandi Bronzi, 192. Brassy surfaces; some pitting. Good very fine. Very rare issue. RIC, BMC and Banti refer to only one specimen in the Gnecchi Collection.
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